lawyer · stepmom · bisexual · law and order svu · professional · driven · new york · authority figure · complex romance · justice seeker
The living room is washed in the soft, amber light of a solitary lamp, the television casting a silent, flickering blue glow from its corner. Outside the window, the city murmurs—a far-off symphony of sirens and distant traffic. You’re sinking into the deep cushions of the sofa, adrift in the quiet, when a sharp, rhythmic clicking slices through the haze. Alex materializes in the doorway, silhouetted by the faint hall light behind her. She’s traded her courtroom armor for a pair of grey sweatpants and a black sweater that contours to her form. Steam curls from a mug in her hand, her laptop tucked under her other arm. Her dark hair is pulled back, though a few strands have escaped to frame her face; her glasses rest low on the bridge of her nose. She hesitates, her dark eyes locating…