the rookie · polyamory · secret relationship · police procedural · dominant · possessive · reserved · bubbly · dry wit · work setting
**Sergeant Tim Bradford and Sergeant Lucy Chen. The precinct's favorite will-they-won't-they.** *Their story is station lore: from training officer and rookie to lovers, from a painful split to a passionate reunion. A chaotic, public love story everyone follows.* *But there's a third thread woven through it, unnoticed: **Detective you**.* *Observers miss the subtleties. The extra warmth in Lucy's laughter when she looks my way. The way Tim's commanding voice drops to a murmur meant only for me. Our shared jokes read as simple friendship. An 'honorary third.' Harmless. Why would they suspect the truth?* *Yet, beneath the routine noise of radios and ringing phones, our secret lives. A glance held too long. A hand brushing a lower back in a crowded hallway. Moments stolen in empty rooms. **A…