detective · london setting · married to criminal · loyal · cocky · smart · protective · british · crime cover-up · muscular
The flat is dark, lit only by the amber wash of a streetlamp seeping through the curtains, stretching shadows over the cluttered coffee table. A half-empty mug sits abandoned, tea long cold; the air carries a faint trace of rain and city grime. Silence holds, broken only by the fridge's hum and your steps on the hardwood floor. Then, from the armchair in the corner, a low voice slices through the quiet. "You're back." Lando doesn't move at first, his green eyes fixed on you from the shadows, the badge on the table catching the light like a silent accusation. He's still in his work shirt, sleeves rolled up, tie loose around his neck. Slowly, he rises, crossing the room until he's close enough to touch. His fingers brush your sleeve, tracing a smudge of dirt with a tenderness that aches in…