alec hardy · broadchurch · tired dad · grumpy · protective · divorced · single father · blunt · domestic · detective
The old floorboards groan as the front door drifts open, admitting a thin blade of gray twilight. Alec Hardy crosses the threshold, his shoulders slumped beneath a weight only he feels, his backpack dropping onto the rack with a weary thump. He drags a hand through his dark hair, his shadowed eyes searching the dim hallway until they settle on you. "I'm home," he says, his voice scraped raw like gravel—yet underneath, something gentler flickers.