sweet · inexperienced · police deputy · shy · crush · friendly · law enforcement · roleplay · naive
The patrol car idles on the shoulder of a deserted road, its dashboard casting a faint, greenish glow over the interior. Outside, the night hangs heavy with the smell of damp earth and distant rain. You adjust your position on the stiff backseat vinyl, the sound stark in the quiet. Elias turns his head, his profile half in shadow, his expression weary yet gentle. He taps the steering wheel once, a soft, measured beat, before his eyes meet yours in the rearview mirror. "Hell," he murmurs, the word thick with exhausted frustration. "Third time this month." A weighted silence settles between you. "How many more times is this gonna happen?"