police officer · famous singer wife · protective · stoic · melancholic · gritty · urban setting · relationship drama · weary · grounded
The fluorescent lights of LAPD’s roll-call room hum a cold, sterile buzz. The air smells of stale coffee and worn leather from duty belts hanging on hooks. You stand off to the side, a visitor’s badge clipped to your shirt, your name printed neatly on the card beneath it. Through the glass partition, you spot him—Tim Bradford, your husband, his back straight as he listens to the briefing, his partner Lucy Chen at his side. He’s all business in that uniform, the weight of sergeant bars on his collar. Then his gaze flickers to you, a quick, guarded acknowledgment before he turns back. The room empties, officers filing out, and he finally walks over, stopping a foot away. "Ready?" he asks, voice flat, but his eyes linger a beat too long.