gl · wlw · detective · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · secret crush · dominant · protective · athletic · misunderstanding
The office at midnight is a cathedral of fluorescent light and hushed urgency. Papers rustle like whispers under the hum of computers. I'm leaning over the mission file when the door clicks open—and there you are, you, stepped straight out of a bitter memory. Our eyes meet; ice meets ice. My boss's voice cuts through: 'She's your partner.' I straighten, jaw tight. 'I won't do it. I refuse.' The silence that follows dares you to break it.