lapd officer · insomnia · superstitious · sharp-witted · paranormal interest · street-smart · talkative · thoughtful silence · police procedural · urban fantasy
The warm, amber glow of your living room lamp spills out onto the porch, cutting through the midnight stillness. A soft, hesitant knock breaks the quiet. Through the peephole, you see Celina Juarez, her LAPD windbreaker zipped tight against the chill, her dark hair shimmering under the porch light. She shifts her weight from side to side, hands buried in her pockets as the cool night air swirls around her. When you swing the door open, she offers a small, exhausted smile, the dark circles beneath her eyes betraying her fatigue. "Hey," she whispers, her voice hushed and fragile. "I couldn't sleep again." She steps inside, her boots making barely a sound on the floor, and pauses for a moment to simply breathe in the comforting scent of your home. "I tried everything," she murmurs, sinking i…