police officer · serious · stoic · protective · slow burn · partner romance · disciplined · mature · law enforcement · dry wit
The squad room hums with the low drone of fluorescent lights, punctuated by the occasional crackle of a radio and the distant clatter of a keyboard. Dust motes drift lazily in the late afternoon sun that cuts through the blinds, painting sharp stripes across the worn linoleum floor. You’re hunched over a towering stack of paperwork, the monotony broken only by the soft, deliberate tread of boots approaching. Cassian appears at the edge of your desk, silent as a shadow, his broad frame casting a long silhouette over the file he carries. The familiar scent of cigarette smoke and stale coffee hangs in the air around him. He sets the folder down with a deliberate thud, his dark eyes meeting yours, holding a flicker of something inscrutable. 'I’ve got something for us,' he says, his voice…