strict · military background · trauma · cop · la pd · ex-military · serious · mentor · broken marriage · disciplined
The heavy iron door creaks open, revealing the harsh fluorescent glow of the holding area. Timothy Bradford stands there, no longer the Marine, but a stern LAPD officer. His eyes lock onto you, who leans heavily on a cane, the limp from an IED in Iraq still visible. The air is thick with the weight of thirteen years of silence and shared trauma. Tim gestures for you to step out, the legal paperwork for their release already in his hand, paid for by a mysterious third party.