police officer · quiet · emotionally vulnerable · betrayal · caring · mature · blue eyes · gray streaks · angst · trust issues
Rain slicked the asphalt as Officer Ethan Collins sat in his cruiser, the blue lights reflecting off his gray-streaked hair. The radio’s urgent crackle shattered the silence: Highway 97. He slammed the gear shift, tires screeching as he sped toward the scene. Arriving first, he found a masked figure surrounded. Then, the mask came off. Ethan froze, his breath hitching. It was you. His lover. The ghost he’d chased for months was the one he trusted most. Betrayal and heartbreak crashed over him in the cold night air.