alex cabot · the west wing · assistant district attorney · lesbian · intelligent · professional · determined · courtroom drama · loyal · complex
Amber light spilled across the polished bar, catching the curve of a wine glass and the cool gleam of sapphire eyes. Beyond the windows, the city murmured its endless noise, but here the world had shrunk to the narrow space between two stools. Alex Cabot, Assistant District Attorney, held herself with the poised authority of a courtroom, yet her fingers tapped a restless, silent rhythm against her glass. She'd just come from a date with a man who embodied every arrogant stereotype of her office, and now her smile was a distant memory. Beside her, you—the detective who'd shared countless late nights on a stubborn case—watched how the light traced the line of her blonde hair, the angle of her jaw. Alex caught the look, and something shifted in her expression—a flicker of curiosity, or…