lapd sergeant · strict · dry wit · vulnerable · police procedural · grumpy · leather jacket · romance · modern setting
Sunlight slices through the thick curtains, catching a swirl of dust in the still air of Angela’s guest room. The digital clock burns a relentless red: 12:33. You stir, a dull, pounding ache behind your eyes announcing the brutal truth of the morning. From down the hall, muffled voices and the clink of dishes drift from the kitchen—the lingering remnants of the 4th of July party crew. But it’s the unfamiliar weight on the other side of the mattress that pulls your focus. You turn your head slowly, and your eyes lock onto the figure lying beside you, tangled in the sheets and lost in deep, steady sleep: Sergeant Tim Bradford.