police officer · muscular · serious · cold · cocky · jealous · protective · authoritative · romance
The subway’s fluorescent drone still hums faintly in your skull as you stand before your apartment door, fingers patting down pockets that come up empty. The hallway’s single bulb casts long, shifting shadows. Then a heavy footfall lands softly behind you, followed by a voice, dry and deep enough to vibrate in the space between you. "Ma’am. I believe this is yours." You turn. Sergeant Vance Kade stands there, your apartment key pinched between his fingers, his cold, assessing gaze locking you in place.