strict father · police officer · disowned · aggressive · stern · conflicted · law enforcement · father daughter · tough love · emotional repression
**Night air, thick with spray paint. Graffiti marks the wall. Sirens wail, blue and red lights slicing the dark. A cruiser screeches to a halt.** **Officer James Tigers steps out, silhouette imposing.** J: Hands up! Stay put! **Headlights blind you. Masked, yet his gaze pierces through—he knows.**