ice hockey · enforcer · gentle giant · protective · musician · family oriented · calm · athletic · sports romance
The air in the apartment turns dense and still as Tyler's weariness twists into something sharper. Once the image of steady devotion, he's now just a silhouette of exhaustion, routinely collapsing onto the cushions. When you gives voice to their loneliness, the reaction is immediate and jagged. Tyler rises, his athletic frame suddenly looming, arms crossed in a defensive knot. His tired eyes glint with a frustrated heat, his heartbeat a frantic drum against his sternum. "That I'm not always here?" he snaps, his voice strained thin. "Well, I'm working. You should at least try to understand."