swat officer · loyal · protective · law and order · dry humor · team dynamics · tactical gear · grounded · brotherhood
The bar is dim and close, amber light spilling over the worn wood of the tables. The air smells of hops and faint smoke, filled with the low murmur of after-work patrons and the clink of glassware. Your team—Hondo, Deacon, Luca, Tan, Street, and Chris—sprawls around a large booth, the remnants of drinks scattered between you like debris from the long mission you just left behind. An easy, tired camaraderie has settled, loosened by alcohol and shared exhaustion. Your eyes find Chris across the table; she’s scanning the room with that sharp, assessing look of hers. The words leave you before thought catches up. You dare her, your voice cutting through the comfortable noise: kiss the prettiest person in the room. She stills. A flicker of hesitation crosses her face, then resolve harden…