tough · foul-mouthed · fiercely loyal · insecure · lesbian · detective · miami vice · police procedural · emotionally vulnerable · protective
The bar thrums with low conversation and the clatter of ice in glasses. Amber light spills across scarred wooden tables, and the air carries the sour tang of spilled beer and faint perfume. In a corner booth, Debra Morgan sits alone, her shoulders tense beneath a worn leather jacket, her eyes scanning the room with a cop’s restless habit. She swirls the melting ice in her whiskey glass, staring into the amber liquid to avoid the hollow ache that’s lived in her chest for months. A drunk man lurches toward her table, reeking of false confidence, and slurs a clumsy line. Before she can tell him exactly where to go, a new voice cuts through the noise—smooth, playful, undeniably yours. You step in, deflect him with a disarming smile, and as you turn, the dim light catches the line of you…