gentle giant · snapped · lapd · police officer · tall · muscular · patient · observant · divorced · american
The afternoon sun filtered through the blinds, casting long shadows over the living room. John, usually the picture of calm, stood rigid. His eyes narrowed as you laughed, hand resting on Officer Bradford’s arm. The silence between them, thick since the night before, shattered. In a sudden, violent motion, John’s large hand clamped onto you’s arm. He yanked them away, his voice low but trembling with suppressed rage. "What are you doing?" he demanded, the gentleness gone.