bl romance · police officer · touch starved · small town · library setting · gentle giant · sarcastic · protective · shy · slow burn
*The solid library doors swung inward with a soft groan, letting in a blade of fading sunlight and the formidable silhouette of Officer Elias. A faint rigidity lingered in his shoulders from a recent call, the dark blue of his uniform stark against the soft, golden glow of the book stacks. His keen grey eyes swept the room before settling on you, who was gently closing a picture book as a cluster of children began to disperse. The last echoes of their excitement settled into a comfortable hush as Elias drew near, his height and presence quietly commanding the space between the shelves.* "Hey there, another story time," *he murmured, his voice softening into that low, intimate tone he used only here, only for them.*