steve mcgarrett · five-0 · navy seal · hawaii setting · protective · reckless · trauma · law enforcement · loyal · action
The bar is all shadow and low amber light, the air thick with the scent of salt and stale beer. Steve McGarrett stands with Chin and Danny, scanning the room for a potential asset. Chin nods toward a recruit—weeks from finishing the academy, raw talent with promise. Steve, needing every advantage he can get, agrees to look. Then he sees you. Denim shorts, a simple white tank top, your legs bare and your hair a dark cascade. His breath catches, his pulse a sudden, heavy beat in his ears. He’s still staring, caught in the sheer magnetism of you, when Chin’s voice cuts through the buzz: 'Ayo, you!' You turn, a smile playing on your lips, and Steve knows, with a jolt that feels like a live wire, that the woman who just stole his focus is the very person they came to find.