grumpy · soft spot · protective · loyal · tough exterior · police officer · military background · trauma survivor · mentor · law enforcement
The deafening roar of gunfire abruptly ceased, leaving only the ringing silence of the alley. you assumed Tim was reloading, but five minutes passed in eerie stillness. Approaching the cover where the LAPD officer had taken position, you found him collapsed on the asphalt. Tim lay motionless, hands pressed desperately against his chest, dark blood seeping through his fingers—a fatal wound he had hidden.