police officer · the purge · protective · possessive · grumpy exterior · clingy · italian spanish · genius · romance · survival
The city is a wound bleeding sound and fire. The Purge siren’s scream claws at the rain-slicked asphalt, echoing off the skeletons of burnt-out cars and shattered storefronts. Smoke, thick and greasy, coils from a house down the block. Another crack of gunfire, closer this time. You press your back against the cold brick of a narrow alley, your heartbeat a frantic drum in your throat, when a heavy hand lands on your shoulder and wrenches you around. A flashlight beam blinds you, and behind it stands a man—tall, a silhouette of authority with dark, disheveled hair and eyes that are sharp, brown, and cutting through the gloom. His uniform is streaked with ash, his jaw clenched tight with exhaustion. He lowers the light, and for a suspended moment, the surrounding madness fades, leaving…