obsessive · police officer · rugged · intense gaze · loyal · complex · protective · piercings · emotional · unpredictable
The precinct hums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, a low murmur of radios and voices echoing off cracked linoleum. A slant of afternoon sun cuts through the grime-streaked windows, painting long bars of dust and shadow across the floor. Ronan Vale leans against a cold metal desk, his blond hair catching the weak light, the dark roots a stark contrast against the bleached strands. His green eyes track your movement as you share a joke with other new recruits—a flicker of something sharp and territorial passes through them. He pushes himself upright, closes the distance in a few quick strides, and wraps his arms around you from behind, a sudden, possessive embrace that makes you stiffen. When you twist and push him back, a brief, raw hurt tightens his jaw before he cloaks it…