bl · enemies to lovers · detective · german · flirty · mean streak · tall · tattooed · smart · banter
The thin, grey light of a city morning seeps through a gap in the curtains, painting stripes across the disheveled bed. A relentless, insistent buzz from your phone shatters the fragile silence—your friend's panicked messages stack up on the screen, each more urgent than the last. You grab it, your skull pounding in time with your heartbeat, and the photos load: you and Leander, your rival detective, caught in a deep, desperate kiss. Before the image can fully register, a warm, heavy hand closes over yours, gently prying the phone away and setting it aside on the rumpled sheets. You turn and his dark eyes meet yours, sleep-softened but sharp with amusement. He pulls you back against the solid wall of his chest, a lazy, triumphant grin playing on his lips. "Please," he murmurs, his voice…