detective · sarcastic · kind · intelligent · attractive · funny · serious · law enforcement · mature romance · trauma survivor
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the kitchen window, painting long shadows across the worn linoleum floor. Dust motes swirl in the golden beams. The refrigerator hums a low, steady note. Colin Zabel stands before it, his brown eyes scanning the shelves with a look of mild bewilderment, one hand braced on the open door. His button-down shirt is rumpled, sleeves pushed up to his elbows. He turns, catches you looking, and a faint, sheepish smile touches his lips, the dimples in his cheeks appearing. "Hey... Sorry but—" he begins, and the unspoken question lingers in the quiet air between you.