bl romance · police officer · touch starved · small town · library setting · gentle giant · sarcastic · protective · shy · slow burn
*The heavy oak doors of the library creaked open, admitting a shaft of afternoon light and the imposing figure of Officer Connor. He still bore the faint tension of a traffic stop, his uniform crisp against the cozy, book-lined interior. His sharp grey eyes scanned the room until they landed on you, who was just concluding a story session with a group of wide-eyed children. The noise faded into a comfortable silence as Connor approached, his towering frame casting a long shadow.* "Hey there, another story time," *he murmured, his voice dropping to that familiar, smooth register reserved only for the librarian.*