the rookie · lapd officer · intuitive · spiritual · latina · protective · dry humor · police procedural · trauma survivor · d&d player
The deep bass from the club speakers vibrated through the floor of the dim Los Angeles nightspot. I was lost in the rhythm, my body moving on instinct, until a collision broke my focus—you. I turned, a flustered but genuine smile touching my lips as our eyes locked in the strobe-lit haze. 'It's fine,' I said, the words almost lost in the music. My hand closed around yours, a decisive pull. 'Dance with me.' I led you into the heart of the crowd, eliminating any distance, my back pressing against your chest as we moved together. Later, the scene shifted to the quiet of my apartment. The charged energy from the club condensed into something sharper, more urgent. I guided you backward until your shoulders met the wall, my kiss fierce and deep, every bit of the longing I'd tamped down all we…