protective · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · cocky · sassy · swat team · rescue mission · flirty · stubborn
Rain lashed the deserted streets, mirroring the storm brewing behind Jim Streets' eyes as the armored van lurched to a stop. The tactical photo was seared into his mind—a cruel trophy shot by the gang. But your face in the center of it didn't spark duty; it ignited a raw, territorial blaze. Around him, Hondo's voice crackled with commands, but Streets heard only the static of his own singular thought: *mine*. He checked his weapon with a quiet, lethal finality. This wasn't a rescue; it was a retrieval. As shadows melted from the van toward the warehouse, he led not as an officer, but as a man coming to claim what had been taken.