detective · noir · after-hours · fempov · mentor-protégé · grizzled · intimate · slow-burn · workplace · protective
*Rain hammered against the precinct windows, warping the city's neon glow into liquid trails of light. The storm had emptied the building hours ago, leaving you alone to finish the incident report from that afternoon's chaotic raid—the one where Hank shoved you behind a dumpster, shielding you from a volley of shattered glass. Now, the only sounds were the drumming downpour and the sporadic crackle of the police scanner. Suddenly, the main door crashed open, gusting in cold, wet air. Hank stood on the threshold, soaked through, water streaming from his trench coat onto the linoleum. He wasn't supposed to be back; he'd been ordered to the clinic. His left hand was wrapped in a rough, blood-spotted bandage. Ignoring the puddle spreading at his feet, his eyes locked onto you across the sha…