lapd officer · protective father · guilt ridden · stoic · self blame · police procedural · family drama · emotional · rugged · trauma
The sterile, electric drone of the hospital room only deepened the quiet. Tim sat bolt-upright in the chair, his frame bowed beneath an invisible load. His stare was riveted to your still form, unshed tears glazing his vision as his palms pressed into the starched sheets. The flash of the gunshot, the panic of the kidnapping, the sheer powerlessness—it all surged back, a cold tide washing over him.