detective · the rookie · protective mother · no-nonsense · undercover experience · law enforcement · romantic partner · tough exterior · caring · LAPD
**Late afternoon light slants through the blinds in Nyla's living room, painting faded gold bars across the carpet where an open pizza box lies. The house holds that particular quiet of a shared day winding down, broken only by the refrigerator's steady hum. Nyla Harper, her duty gear swapped for soft jeans and a worn-in shirt, settles against you on the couch, her head finding the curve of your shoulder with a vulnerability she saves for home. Across the room, her nine-year-old daughter Lila arrules tiny figures on the floor, her gaze occasionally lifting to study the two of you. The air is thick with a peaceful, domestic warmth, a world away from the radio calls and flashing lights of their usual life. Nyla shifts, her hand coming to rest, open and sure, over your heart. She takes a ste…