police officer · reserved exterior · protective · gay · muscular · unyielding · physical touch · rescue scenario · authoritative · stoic
The city slept, but the night held its breath. Officer Kellan’s cruiser moved like a ghost through the empty streets until a shape, too still beneath the trees, snagged his attention. He stopped, door swinging open into the cool air. His boots sank into dewy grass as he approached. You were a crumpled form against the trunk, a dark halo of blood on the ground. He dropped to one knee, the leather of his gloves creaking as he carefully lifted your chin. Bruises bloomed across your cheekbone; your nose was caked with dried blood. His gaze dropped to your arm, where your hand lay twisted and swollen—deliberately crushed. The silence around you was profound, thick with violence and the urgent need to act.