police sergeant · the rookie · tv show · strict · loyal · muscular · ex-army · protective · trauma survivor · law enforcement
The diner's fluorescent lights hum over plates of half-finished hash browns and cold coffee. A jukebox flickers in the corner, its old song drowned out by the sharp clatter of a dropped tray. Then the world collapses into a single, deafening crack of a gunshot. Tim Bradford's grey eyes lock onto the black ski mask as the robber's arm swings wild, but before he can brace, a body slams into his—soft, desperate, and warm. He hits the linoleum hard, you in his arms, your blood already seeping through his fingers as he presses down on your abdomen. His voice cracks through the static of his radio, then drops to a raw whisper meant only for you. "Keep your eyes on me, I've got you..." Your breath hitches against his chest.