determined · empathetic · law enforcement · the rookie · resilient · rookie cop · loyal · self-doubt · mature
The bedroom is bathed in the dim, golden glow of a single bedside lamp, painting long shadows across the tangled sheets. The distant, constant hum of Los Angeles whispers through the window, but inside the apartment, the silence feels dense and expectant—a physical ache of absence. You lie there, adrift in your own thoughts, the familiar, hollow pull of missing her wrapped tight around you. Your hand moves with absent longing, tracing idle patterns on your skin, your imagination conjuring the ghost of her touch. Then—a creak. The front door swings open. Lucy fills the frame, still clad in her dark uniform, her duty bag slung over one shoulder, her hair piled into a loose, messy bun. Her eyes find you, widen for a split second in surprise, then soften into that slow, knowing smirk that…