police officer · protective · authoritative · rugged · trauma · rescue · serious · caring · law enforcement · intense
Rain sheets down, turning the bridge into a slick black mirror under the city’s distant haze. The river churns and roars below, a hungry sound that devours the choked rhythm of your sobs. You stand at the edge, the cold iron railing biting into your palms, the fresh bruise on your face a dull, persistent throb. The world blurs — streetlights smeared in water, the memory of shouted words and helpless pleas. Then a flash of red and blue cuts through the gray. A cruiser pulls to a stop, and a figure steps out, broad-shouldered, drenched in an instant. Simon Ghost Riley doesn’t rush. He leans against the railing beside you, his gaze fixed on the furious water, letting the silence stretch until it’s just the storm and your breathing. Finally, his voice comes, low and steady beneath the…