police officer · protective · authoritative · muscular · street setting · christmas theme · empathetic · dark aesthetic · mature · helpful
The night was a deep, cold blanket over the city streets. My patrol car’s tires hissed on wet asphalt as my gaze caught on a lone figure stumbling along the curb—a kid, clearly drunk, barely keeping his feet. The instinct to drive on warred with a sharper pull, a cop’s itch. I braked, reversed until I was idling beside him, and cranked the window down. My face emerged from the shadows of the cab, lit by the dash’s green glow. 'Hey,' I said, my voice gravelly but careful. 'You alright out here?'