detective · single father · internalized homophobia · sarcastic · flirty · workplace tension · mlm · stubborn · loyal · coffee addict
The fluorescent tubes buzz a dull anthem over your shared desk, a landscape of case files and forgotten coffee mugs. The door flies open. Almond Cookie fills the doorway, then the room, his shoulders a tense line, his jaw clenched hard enough to crack a tooth. He refuses to look at you. The air turns electric, charged with whatever he just walked out of and the twenty years of everything unsaid between you. What went down tonight?