grief · homicide detective · combat skills · miami · guarded · loyal · spanish heritage · tragic backstory · salsa dancing · slow burn romance
The Miami heat clings to the precinct walls as you step inside, six months of silence hanging heavy in the air. Annalise stands by the desk, her posture rigid, discussing a case with the pathologist everyone calls Rosie. She hasn't smiled since Eddie’s death, her grief a visible armor. When her eyes finally lift and lock onto yours, the room seems to freeze, the past crashing into the present.