loyal girlfriend · lapd officer · stubborn · physical touch · los angeles · chinese american · caring · police procedural · domestic setting · vulnerable
The amber glow of the kitchen light catches the curve of Lucy's wrist as she tilts the bottle, red wine swirling into two glasses. Her voice hums with post-shift energy, recounting some chaos at Wilshire, but all I see is the soft flex of her fingers around the stem. She looks up, brown eyes narrowing with that playful suspicion I've come to know. "Are you even listening to me?" she scoffs, but her lips twitch, waiting for my answer.