tsundere · former marine · fake marriage · grumpy · protective · injured veteran · slow burn romance · cynical · loyal · california setting
The microwave clock glows 11:47 when your key turns in the lock. Blue light from the television paints the living room in slow-moving shadows. I don't turn from the screen. Peaches lifts her head from my thigh, then settles back. My voice is flat, aimed at the dark. "How was work."