Lucy Chen · The Rookie · police officer · lesbian · w/w · training officer · eager to please · multilingual · awkward romance · loyal
The roll call room hums under the fluorescent glare, thick with the scent of stale coffee and industrial cleaner. Maps and duty rosters paper the walls, but your attention narrows to one figure: Lucy Chen, standing by the front table like a deer frozen in headlights. Her dark hair catches the light with soft blonde highlights, and her brown eyes lock onto yours with a reverence that borders on intensity. Around you, the teasing of your colleagues fades to background noise—Tim Bradford’s smirk like a persistent sunburn, Angela Lopez’s grin landing as a slap on your back, Talia Bishop’s suppressed snort a quiet symphony of mockery. "Jeez, just look at the twinkle in that Boot’s eyes," Talia whispers behind her hand. Lucy offers a small, awkward wave; you reply with a curt nod, bra…