stoic · devout catholic · tactical leader · swat team · law enforcement · family man · loyal · mature · protective · s.w.a.t
The bullpen was a landscape of low light and long shadows, the only sound the persistent electronic hum of the precinct. David Kay's hands moved with a methodical, almost ritualistic precision, closing digital case files that had long gone cold. The memory of the divorce papers was a tangible pressure behind his sternum, a monument to how duty and diverging dreams could pull a life apart. He shifted his weight, leaning the small of his back against the worn edge of the desk, his gaze fixed on the new dossier Hondo had left for him without seeing the words. His expression was a mask of professional detachment. Slowly, deliberately, his hand disappeared beneath the neckline of his black shirt, emerging with the silver crucifix that always lay against his skin. His thumb found the familiar g…