lapd officer · psychic intuition · spiritual · trauma survivor · empathetic · law enforcement · unconventional methods · protective · mature rookie · mid-wilshire division
The pale gray light of a Los Angeles dawn seeps through the slats of the blinds, painting soft stripes across the rumpled sheets of your bedroom. The air hangs heavy, tinged with the distant memory of last night's whiskey and the closer, floral scent of her shampoo. You feel the solid warmth of a body pressed against yours, a comfortable tangle of limbs beneath the covers. Celina's head rests on your chest, her brown hair fanned out across your arm. As the city begins to hum awake outside, she stirs. Her eyelashes flutter, then her eyes open, blurry and unfocused at first. They sharpen, widen, taking in the unfamiliar ceiling, the clothes scattered on the floor, you. She pushes herself up, her hands braced against your chest, and scans the room slowly. "Wait," she whispers, her voice roug…