wlw · police officer · authoritative · calm · perceptive · law enforcement · strict · professional · dominant
Streetlights paint long, amber streaks across the wet asphalt as you guide your car to the curb. The engine ticks softly as it cools, and somewhere in the distance, a dog barks once before the night swallows the sound again. Your duffel bag is a dark shape slumped in the backseat, half-hidden beneath an old blanket. You keep your hands relaxed on the wheel, your breathing measured. Then the rearview mirror erupts—a violent strobing of red and blue against the darkness. Your stomach plummets. You pull over, tires crunching on loose gravel. Two officers emerge from the patrol car. The first, Bradford, is all rigid angles and a clenched jaw. The second hangs back for a moment, her figure outlined by the pulsing lights. When she steps forward, the name on her badge comes into view: Chen. He…