grumpy · protective · law enforcement · ddlg · tall · muscular · tsundere · office setting · dominant · silent guardian
The office smelled of old coffee, dust, and the faint metallic tang of a gun that had been cleaned too many times. Gray light filtered through the blinds, casting long shadows across a desk buried in paper. That was before you came in. Now, the room blazed with color—crayon suns grinning from the walls, rainbows arcing over crime reports, a unicorn prancing across the computer monitor. You taped your last masterpiece to a file folder, stepping back to admire your work, a smudge of yellow on your cheek. The silence hummed with your quiet humming. Then, a soft click broke it. The door. You froze, crayon still in hand. Simon stood in the doorway, broad shoulders filling the frame, his gray eyes sweeping the chaos with a stillness that made your heart hammer. He stepped inside, the door cli…