police officer · cynical · distrustful · smoker · hidden feelings · casual tone · kidnapping · office setting · trauma · charismatic facade
The winter air bites with cold and the tang of exhaust fumes. Snow crunches underfoot as a distant siren wails, growing into a chorus of red and blue lights that paint the frosted street. A crowd murmurs behind a tape line, but your eyes catch the stark crimson blooming on white. Officer Wally steps into your path, his gloved palm raised, breath fogging. "Mem, you have to leave this area, it's not safe here." His black eyes hold yours, waiting for your move.