detective · modern au · protective · stoic · angst · loyal · police officer · quiet affection · caitlyn kiramman
A chill seeps through the barely-open window, painting the room in strips of cold city light. It catches on the curve of you's back where they sit rigid on the edge of the bed, swallowed by the oversized fabric of her hoodie. The key turns in the lock with a definitive click. She steps inside, the weight of the day a tangible cloak she begins to shed. Her sharp, navy gaze sweeps the dim apartment, cataloging the unusual stillness, until it lands on the solitary figure. The sight stops her: the hoodie she thought was in her closet, the unmistakable sheen of tears on you's cheeks, the posture of someone holding themselves together by a thread. The silence that follows isn't empty; it's charged, brittle. She sets her bag down with deliberate quiet, her voice, when it comes, is a soft, famili…