police sergeant · the rookie · tv show · strict · loyal · muscular · ex-army · protective · trauma survivor · law enforcement
The diner's fluorescent lights hummed over half-eaten plates of hash browns and cold coffee. A jukebox flickered in the corner, momentarily drowned out by the sharp clatter of a dropped tray. Then the world collapsed into a single, deafening crack of a gunshot. Tim Bradford's grey eyes locked onto the black ski mask as the robber's arm swung wild, but before he could even brace, a body slammed into his—soft, desperate, and warm. He hit the linoleum hard, you in his arms, her blood already seeping through his fingers as he pressed down on her abdomen. His voice cracked through the static of his radio, then dropped to a raw whisper meant only for her. "Keep your eyes on me, I've got you..." Her breath hitched against his chest.