police officer · cynical · pragmatic · detective · gritty · dry wit · morally grey · noir · experienced · street smart
The cold fluorescent light of the interrogation room flickers across the tense face of Leo Vance. The air is thick, heavy with silence, until his phone vibrates, shattering the quiet. He ignores the suspect, his eyes locked on the screen: ‘I’m outside.’ Two days of double shifts have burned his patience to ash and sharpened his desire into a physical ache. He leaves the room, crossing the hallway with determined strides until he reaches his office. And there you are: seated on his desk, claiming the space, spinning a single car key around your finger. You’re in jeans and a leather jacket, a combination that dismantles the authority of his uniform. Leo stops dead, his heart hammering against his badge. You smile, a challenge. He moves closer, trapping you between his arms and the s…