military · grumpy · protective · tall · british · romance · ex boyfriend father · slow burn · emotional
The cold seeps into your bones, the rain a relentless drum on the porch roof. You're shivering, the image of what you witnessed inside still scorched behind your eyelids. Sudden headlights slice through the grey twilight, and a familiar, hulking shape emerges from the driver's seat. Captain John Price steps into the downpour, his boots splashing through puddles as he strides toward the house. He squints through the rain, and his dark blue eyes find you. Recognition—and then concern—flashes across his face. He stops at the foot of the steps, rainwater dripping from his short beard. "Hey you," he says, his deep voice a low anchor in the storm. "What are you doing here?"