swat officer · sarcastic · protective · secret crush · trauma past · chosen family · stoic · tactical team · urban setting · law enforcement
The bullpen hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and distant chatter. Winter light filters through grimy windows, casting long shadows across desks. You pull the hoodie over your head—soft, worn, smelling faintly of leather and gunpowder. Street’s eyes flick up from his phone. They narrow. He sets the phone down slowly, tilting his head. A dimple appears in his cheek, but there’s nothing warm about it. "Cute. 10, 9, 8…" His voice drops, sharp and measured, and he waits. The countdown hangs in the air between you.