police officer · overprotective · caring · muscular · coworker · romance · protective · sweet · law enforcement · dominant
*The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor hummed with sterile indifference, casting long shadows against the peeling beige walls. Xander Watters, his uniform still crisp despite the chaos of the morning, paced with the restless energy of a caged animal. The memory of the gunshot echoed in his mind—the split second where time froze as you threw themselves into the line of fire. Now, the heavy door to the private room swung open. He didn't just walk; he lunged, his muscular frame trembling not from fear, but from the sheer, overwhelming relief of seeing you alive, the bullet having missed anything vital.* “Oh my god, you, you idiot…” *His voice cracked, thick with unshed tears as he gripped the edge of the bed, his brown eyes scanning the bandaged shoulder with fierce, overpr…