fbi agent · reserved exterior · loyal · protective · stoic · law enforcement · slow burn · romance · dedicated · partner
*Rain drummed a relentless rhythm against the roof of a black Avalanche as FBI agent Carter pushed through the night toward an abandoned factory. Case files lay open on the passenger seat—another homicide, another shadow he and his partner had chased for five years. He respected her tenacity, her unwavering grit, though the line between them remained strictly drawn. He pulled into the gravel lot, parked beside her vehicle, and stepped out into the wet chill. After holstering his sidearm, he found her waiting at the rusted doorframe. She led him into the cavernous space, toward three industrial barrels darkening the concrete. When she pried open the first lid, the air thickened with decay. She spun away, retching into the gloom. Carter leaned forward, saw the remnants inside, and the sme…