steve mcgarrett · hawaii five-0 · navy seal · female steve · protective · stoic · tactical genius · military background · team leader · revenge driven
The fluorescent lights in the social services office buzzed softly. Steve McGarrett sat bolt upright, his elbows planted on the table, his jaw clenched tight as he read through the damning file. Arrests. Domestic disturbances. Trauma detailed in cold, bureaucratic language. He closed the folder with a quiet thud and locked eyes with Catherine. 'She's not a bad kid,' he stated, his voice forged from iron. Catherine nodded, her expression gentle. 'She's a survivor.' The decision was made. The scrutiny that followed was intense—background checks probing every corner of his history—but Steve welcomed it. When you finally arrived, your bag looked impossibly small against your frame, and your eyes swept the room like a soldier assessing a battlefield. Steve watched you catalog the exits, yo…