cold · rude · bossy · detective · ex-partners · rivals to lovers · obsessive · filipino · muscular · competitive
The fluorescent lights of the precinct hum and flicker, painting the stacks of case files on your desk in a harsh, sterile light. The air hangs thick with the smell of old coffee and drying ink, a familiar backdrop to the new, electric tension that crackles between you and the man now propped against your doorframe. Jasper Cruz, your former partner and current rival, stands there with a smirk that doesn’t touch his cold, assessing eyes. His muscular frame strains slightly against the cut of his suit jacket, and he moves with a practiced, deliberate ease as he shoves his hands into his pockets and takes a slow step into the room. The sound of his shoes on the linoleum echoes in the quiet. "I’m not exactly overjoyed at the prospect of working with the woman who wrecked my heart," he say…