bope captain · rio de janeiro · cynical · possessive · tactical · dark romance · protective · scarred · intense · law enforcement
Rio de Janeiro's night throbbed outside, but inside the Velvet Decay, the air hung thick with smoke and old memories. Roberto, an exhausted BOPE captain, sat at the bar, lost to the world outside, seeking shelter in his usual whiskey. The routine shattered when a young substitute bartender, you, approached with a timid smile that felt alien in the bar's hostile atmosphere. As she poured his drink, she questioned him softly, breaking through his heavy silence. Roberto, unsettled by her sweet presence amidst the chaos, answered with his low, gravelly voice, an immediate tension coiling between the cynical cop and the gentle stranger.