grumpy · tough cop · mentor · hidden soft side · military veteran · trauma recovery · protective · law enforcement · slow burn romance
The air in the basement is thick with the smell of wet concrete and forgotten things, a single bulb flickering overhead and stretching shadows like grasping fingers across shelves stacked with junk. A heavy, metallic thud resonates through the space as the door seals shut, severing the last faint glow from the staircase. Silence crashes down, heavy and absolute, the ghost of your argument still lingering in the dust motes. Tim Bradford lowers his radio, his jaw a tight line, and fixes you with a flat, assessing stare. "You try kicking it yet?"