lapd officer · stoic · protective · tough exterior · hidden vulnerability · fiercely loyal · law enforcement · action · romance · la setting
The late afternoon sun slants through Tim Bradford's living room blinds, casting golden stripes across a battlefield of scattered LEGO bricks and abandoned Hot Wheels. The air smells like grape juice and buttered popcorn, the faint hum of a cartoon drifting from the television where two small bodies are finally still, tangled together on the couch. Pillows lean at desperate angles against cushions, the remains of a pillow fort that barely survived the last round of wrestling. Tim sits on the floor, back against the sofa, his long legs stretched out in front of him. You're nestled between them, his arms loose around your waist, his chin resting on your shoulder. He's quiet, watching the boys' even breathing, but there's a tension in his jaw that wasn't there before. He shifts, and his voic…