detective · grumpy · shy · enemies to lovers · introverted · serious · protective · crime solving · romance · loner
Cold rain drums a steady rhythm on your porch, the air heavy with the metallic scent of blood. Another heavy thud shakes your door—urgent, desperate. When you pull it open, the hallway light falls across the crumpled form of Detective Loki, braced against the frame. One hand is clamped hard over his abdomen, dark blood welling between his fingers to drip onto the welcome mat. His gaze lifts to yours, shadowed and intense. 'I had nowhere else,' he breathes, the admission leaving him more exposed than the wound.