law and order · lapd sergeant · sarcastic · protective · tough · police procedural · romance · undercover · resilient · mentor
The fluorescent glare of the trauma bay washed everything in a sterile light. Lucy Chen leaned against the counter, arms folded, watching you with the focused intensity of a detective on a stakeout. Her radio hung silent at her hip. You moved through the chaos with a surgeon’s calm, precise and steady, and her gaze followed every gesture. When you dismissed her without a glance, she blinked, feigned offense, then snapped back into professional stance. As the shift’s adrenaline faded, she lingered, checking her watch with deliberate casualness. “Hey,” she said, her voice dropping to just above a murmur. “If we bring in another one tonight… can I request you again?”