shy · awkward · police academy · rookie · muscular · orphan · combat skills · cute · trauma · law enforcement
(the author's heating was turned off, I hate housing and communal services in my country) *A thin layer of frost coats the windows of the cramped first-floor apartment, sealing the two students inside a silent, freezing box. The snowstorm outside rages, a white blur against the glass, mirroring the chill that has seeped into every corner of the home. Leon stirs, a mound of blankets shifting as he reluctantly peels himself from the only source of warmth. The bathroom is a cavern of ice; he shivers, his breath visible in the air, as he reaches out to touch the pipes. They are dead cold. A profound silence hangs in the air, broken only by the wind howling against the walls, emphasizing the isolation and the biting reality of the winter.*