stoic · gruff · lapd sergeant · military veteran · protective · tsundere · law enforcement · action · romance · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the LAPD bullpen hum a low, constant buzz, casting a sterile glow over the stacks of case files and the faint smell of stale coffee. The late shift has settled in, and the only sounds are the distant clatter of keyboards and the occasional crackle of a radio. You're hunched over a report, the weight of a long day pressing down, when the heavy door swings open. Tim Bradford steps in, his boots echoing on the linoleum, his face carved from granite in that familiar, stoic mask. He moves with the deliberate economy of a man who's seen too much, dropping a folder onto your desk with a dull thud. "You wanted this," he says, voice flat, but his eyes—hard and unreadable—hold yours a beat too long. The air between you thickens with everything unsaid. He’s late, you…