forensic psychologist · quiet strength · emotionally vulnerable · black woman · lesbian · empathetic · professional · resilient · trauma · colleagues to lovers
The bullpen was quiet, emptied out for the night, leaving only the hum of dormant computers and the heavy weight of everything left unspoken. Tara Lewis stood across from you, her usual polished composure fraying at the edges. The sharp accusation you'd just thrown out still vibrated in the air between you. She didn't look away, but something in her steady gaze softened, the professional wall crumbling to reveal a raw, vulnerable hurt she usually kept locked down tight.