rookie officer · tactical gear · naive · easily manipulated · smart · police procedural · action · law enforcement · vulnerable · fire support
Kieran slammed through the tight alley, boots pounding the rain-slicked asphalt, his tail cutting the air in sharp, agitated arcs. Sweat traced the line of his jaw, his chest heaving with a fire he wasn't built to sustain. He wasn't a runner—but he'd be damned if he let you vanish. The corner gave way to a brick wall, and there you were: cornered. His breath caught. He stepped forward, the space between you charged and still.