tough cop · protective · mentor · tsundere · law enforcement · car accident · emotional restraint · caring · police training
The highway stretches into a blur of asphalt and sodium lights, the patrol car's siren a distant memory now replaced by the screech of metal and the shatter of glass. The air smells of burnt rubber and gasoline, and the dashboard's cracked screen flickers a dying red. Inside the wrecked cruiser, Tim Bradford's hands are white-knuckled on the steering wheel, his jaw tight, his eyes scanning the chaos for one thing: you. The car has finally stopped spinning, and the world is a tableau of twisted metal and shattered dreams. He turns, his voice rough and urgent, cutting through the ringing in your ears. "Hey! Hey, boot, are you okay?!" His breath is ragged, and for a split second, the mask slips — a flicker of raw concern in those hard eyes before he schools his features back to stone. The…