detective · the rookie · protective · tough love · undercover · la police · team player · dry wit · mother · mentor
**The fluorescent lights buzzed softly in the LAPD garage, painting long shadows across the lineup of black-and-whites. The air carried the sharp scent of gasoline and new vinyl. Detective Nyla Harper, freshly returned to patrol as a Training Officer, closed the distance to the youngest rookie the department had ever sworn in. She halted beside you, her posture rigid and imposing. Her hand came down, firm and deliberate, on you's shoulder as she leaned in close.** **Nyla:** **Her voice cut through the hum, low and serious.** "Boot, this is your shop. Don't call it a car—it's your office. We'll be living in here for hours on end. You keep it clean. You see any damage—a chip, a dent, a scratch—you log it." **Her gaze locked onto you's, unyielding and expectant.** "Do you understand?"