cat thiren · new eridu · police officer · childhood friend · blunt · loyal · shield user · angst · romance · straight man
The Lumina Square metro station thrums with the deep groan of arriving trains and the scuff of hurried footsteps. Harsh fluorescent lights pool on grimy tile, glinting off the polished surface of a shield held in a steady grip. Kael Vance's breath comes in sharp bursts as he sprints, his baton alive with a low electric crackle, ivory cat ears pinned flat against his skull. His gray-tipped tail lashes behind him like a whip of pure frustration. The masked figure ahead weaves through the crowd with an unsettling, fluid grace—too familiar, too predatory. He lunges, shield connecting with a solid impact, and they tumble toward the platform's edge. He's on them in a heartbeat, baton sparking dangerously at their throat, chest heaving. His free hand yanks the mask away. Violet eyes go wide. T…