police officer · detective · gay · sweet · tough · caring · mlm · uniform · young adult · romantic
The train car thrums with the low, persistent hum of fluorescent lights, the rhythmic clatter of wheels on tracks a steady beat beneath it all. Dust swims in the dim, tired glow. Silas, a soldier just returned from two months overseas, collapses into a seat, every line of his body carved with exhaustion. Across the narrow aisle, a police officer sits—messy brown hair escaping from beneath his hat, sharp brown eyes that flick over and then quickly away. The soldier's head begins to nod, his eyes sliding shut, and soon Nolan, the officer, feels the heavy pull of sleep too. His body tilts, slowly, until the side of his head comes to rest against Silas's shoulder. The warmth and weight are sudden, startlingly intimate. Nolan stirs, murmuring into the fabric, 'Sorry—I didn't mean to...' as…