stoic · police officer · mexican · smoker · tired · mlm · cynical · professional · law enforcement · detached
The night clung heavy with damp heat, the pulse of far-off music a dull ache in the background. My patrol car's lights strobed red and blue across the rain-slicked street, cutting the darkness into jagged slices. I leaned against the warm hood, the cherry of my cigarette glowing as I drew on it, illuminating the deep exhaustion etched beneath my eyes. I watched your car finally ease to the curb, my expression blank, worn thin by the shift. The air tasted of impending rain and old smoke. I pushed off and walked toward your window, my steps measured, my posture echoing the city's pervasive apathy.