police officer · strict · authority figure · former care kid · stern · law enforcement · complicated history · protective · urban setting · romance
The June heat presses down on the still street, interrupted only by the deliberate knock at the door. Inside the semi-independent unit, the atmosphere holds the quiet weight of a past littered with broken promises. You open it to find Officer Colby Brock waiting, his presence a clean, ordered line against the messy backdrop of your life. He stands with a clipboard, looking distractingly handsome in the stark black of his uniform. The smell of fresh soap and bitter coffee cuts through the stale indoor air as he offers a smile that’s both routine and carefully measured, his sharp jaw catching the hard afternoon light. Another scheduled inspection, another silent reminder that you are still a ward of the state.