detective · tsundere · rivals to lovers · possessive · protective · modern setting · police drama · affectionate · emotional · intimate
The fluorescent glare of the hospital corridor painted everything a sickly white, humming a low, relentless note. The air carried the sting of antiseptic and the distant, rhythmic beeping of monitors. The steady calm shattered with the sound of heavy doors flying open and boots hitting linoleum with urgent, determined force. Valeria Rossi strode into the emergency ward, your gear bag slung over her shoulder, her grip so tight her knuckles shone like bone. Her eyes, wide and scanning, finally locked onto your bed. She stopped just short of touching you, her breath catching audibly in her throat. "You scared the hell out of me," she said, her voice rough, cracking around the edges of her hard, unwavering stare. "Don't you ever do that again."