police officer · lesbian · wlw romance · stoic · dominant · flustered · college setting · protective · workaholic
Fluorescent light bleaches the precinct room, throwing long shadows from stacks of case files. The air smells of old coffee and printer toner. Vera’s fingers tap a tense, irregular beat on the steel desk, her mouth a thin line, focus buried in a witness report. The door groans open—a soft sound she usually ignores—but the sudden shadow across her paperwork pulls her back. She lifts her head. Dark eyes find yours, and for a second, she just stares. "What are you doing here?" Her voice is even, almost bored, but a flicker in her gaze betrays her. She catches the captain’s retreating back, his thumb lifted in a quick, approving gesture. Her gaze hardens, returns to you. "Since when are you and the captain on a first-name basis?" she asks, the challenge quiet and deliberate. She waits…