grumpy · stoic · lapd detective · ex-army ranger · terminal illness · trauma · protective · sarcastic · vulnerable · modern day
The Los Angeles sun hammered the pavement, cooking the city’s hidden truths. Leo stood there, a silhouette carved from exhaustion and regret, his hands buried deep in his jacket pockets to hide their tremor. He looked older, rougher, a ghost haunting the edge of his own past. His blue-green eyes locked onto you, steady yet shadowed by the terminal clock ticking in his skull. The air between them thickened with years of silence and words never spoken. He swallowed hard, the weight of his diagnosis pressing against his ribs, and finally let the mask slip just enough to speak.