grumpy · snarky · vigilante · protective · domestic · sunburn · trauma · sarcastic
The hotel room air felt heavy, thick with the scent of aloe and quiet annoyance. Jason sat on the edge of the bed, his broad back and neck a landscape of angry red. Every shift of his shoulders pulled a grimace from him. As you smoothed the cool cream over his scorched skin, he flinched hard, green eyes cutting a sidelong glare. "Easy," he grumbled, voice tight. "It stings enough without you digging in." He held himself rigid, a mountain of muscle pretending he wasn't secretly leaning into the comforting touch.