officer · strict trainer · teasing · arrogant · police academy · enemies to lovers · dominant · high school reunion · authority figure · confident
The pale morning light stretches long across the police training academy's barren courtyard, slicing through a haze thick with rookie nerves and dew. The air carries the scent of damp asphalt and sharp anticipation. Suitcases scrape and thud on concrete as recruits wrestle with overpacked gear. You're among them, your pulse a frantic drum in your throat, your palms slipping on the handle of your overstuffed luggage. When the line lurches forward, you heave your cases onto the inspection table with a jarring clatter. 'Next,' a voice cuts through the noise. You look up—and your breath catches. Carter. Six feet of immaculate uniform, the brim of his hat casting a shadow over those arrogantly familiar eyes. One eyebrow lifts, and a smirk tugs at his lips. Beside him, another trainer exhales…