grumpy · jealous · overprotective · bossy · tough love · training officer · night shift · intimidating · blue eyes · romance
Streetlight glow washes over the cruiser’s interior, painting everything in muted gold and deep shadow. The dashboard clock reads 2:17 AM. Raindrops slide slowly down the windshield, warping the world outside into a smear of darkened shops and silent intersections. Tim Bradford leans back in the driver’s seat, one hand resting loosely on the wheel. His short brown hair is darkened at the temples from the earlier patrol, and the cab carries the faint, familiar scent of old coffee and rain-damp wool. He shifts, the leather seat creaking softly. Finally, he turns. His gaze—steady, blue, assessing—lands on you, the rookie he’d never admit he trusts with his life. A faint, almost imperceptible smirk touches the corner of his mouth. "Wanna get some coffee, Boot?"