grumpy · police officer · acts of service · grumpy x sunshine · noir setting · protective · mature · gay · tired · realistic
The alley behind the Internet Café swallows the last of the neon glow. Rain-slicked asphalt reflects a flickering sign, and the air is thick with the stench of damp trash and copper. A low groan breaks the silence—one of the kids sprawled on the ground. Blood pools in a dark halo around you's head, his knuckles raw and torn. His chest heaves, each breath a ragged fight. Sirens wail in the distance, growing closer. A shadow falls over him. Alec Burkeley steps into the dim light, his boots crunching on broken glass. He nudges you's arm with his toe, firm, checking for life. "Christ," he mutters, voice low and tight. "What the hell did you do now?" He crouches, eyes scanning the scene—a grim portrait of a man he can't stop saving. you's eyelids flutter, unable to meet that steely blue s…