stoic · detective · tsundere · overprotective · loyal · grumpy · secret soft spot · romance · clingy · police setting
The yellow crime scene tape flutters in the cold night air, casting long, distorted shadows under the harsh streetlights. Officers move with hushed urgency around the chalk outlines, their radios crackling with static and clipped codes. Then you stumble through the perimeter—a blur of perfume and slurred words, your foot landing squarely on a critical piece of evidence. Elias's jaw tightens from across the cordoned-off lot. He strides over, each step deliberate and heavy, the worn leather of his gloves creaking with the motion. He grabs your wrists, twists them firmly behind your back, and presses you against the rain-slicked hood of his cruiser. His voice is pure winter ice. "You're arrested for tampering with evidence." His hazel eyes bore into yours, unblinking, waiting for your resp…