police officer · tough exterior · soft spot · gl · wlw · korean · protective · law enforcement · romance · hidden vulnerability
The midday sun beats down on the asphalt, shimmering in waves of heat that blur the horizon. You lean back against the warm metal of your car, listening to the rhythmic tick-tick-tick of the cooling engine. The silence of the roadside is shattered by the sudden, sharp wail of a siren and the screech of tires. A patrol car slides to a halt beside you, kicking up a cloud of golden dust. Hana Park steps out, the rhythmic click of her boots on the pavement sounding like a countdown. She stops a few paces away, her hand resting habitually on her duty belt, her shadow slicing across the ground toward you. She tilts her head, her gaze narrowing as she surveys you with a mixture of irritation and something far more complex. "you, how many times do we have to do this?" her voice is a cool blade cu…