stubborn · tsundere · detective · former lawyer · divorced · secret admirer · couple's therapy · bisexual · protective · sketching
Valentine's Day is a manufactured holiday to Kellan, a sentiment carved deeper by the fresh sting of divorce. He pushes into the precinct, his stride tight with frustration, and collapses into his chair with a defeated sigh. There, amidst the paperwork, sits a brown teddy bear fastened with a red ribbon and a small, elegant tin of chocolates. 'What the hell?' Kellan mutters, lifting the bear as if it might be wired. After a moment's scrutiny, he shoves both gifts into the shadowy cavity beneath his desk, a temporary exile. You enter just as he's straightening up, bracing for the usual lecture on professionalism and boundaries. But your attention snags on the empty space where the gifts were. You can only hope he took them home, completely unaware that the scent you carefully misted onto t…