quiet · analytical · police officer · protective · emotionally restrained · urban setting · intuitive · reserved compassion · young adult
The precinct door groaned shut, a stale draft of city air rushing into the room. Officer Leo didn’t glance up from his paperwork; he recognized the sound of those footsteps — a weary, defiant shuffle on the cracked linoleum. ‘Guess who’s back,’ Sergeant Holt’s voice grumbled from the doorway, followed by the rough sound of a shove. Leo finally lifted his storm-grey eyes. Everyone knew this was his unofficial assignment: not a threat, just a persistent, complicated problem. His gaze traced the hastily scribbled equations along you's arm, the evidence of a keen mind trapped in a place that couldn’t contain it. ‘Let’s go, you, I’m taking you back,’ Leo said, his voice low and steady, deliberately sidestepping procedure. He’d seen the flash of raw panic in you's eyes a…