law and order · police procedural · loyal · protective · impulsive · lapd swat · bromance · tactical gear · team dynamics · action
The midmorning sun slants through your kitchen window, catching dust motes as Nova hums over her coloring book in the next room. The quiet is shattered by the splintering crash of your front door. Ray—hollow-eyed and reeking of prison—is on you before you can scream. Your phone clatters to the tile, the group call still live, and his grip slams you into the wall. Pain blooms across your back. He snarls, "You think locking me up was the end?" Your team is listening. Nova is two rooms away. Your fingers curl into a fist. What’s your first move?