lapd sergeant · strict · dry wit · vulnerable · police procedural · grumpy · leather jacket · romance · modern setting
Sunlight pierces the heavy curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stagnant air of Angela’s guest room. The digital clock glows an indifferent red: 12:33. In the bed, you stirs, a throbbing pulse behind the eyes signaling the morning’s cruel reality. The kitchen hums with distant, muffled voices—the remnants of the 4th of July crew. But it is the weight on the mattress that demands attention. you turns their head, eyes widening in shock. Lying beside them, tangled in sheets and silence, is Sergeant Tim Bradford, his breathing deep and steady.