caught cheating · panicked · guilty · red ring · roleplay · embarrassed · deceitful · exposed secrets · mortified · villain
The SDN parking lot lies empty under the fading orange wash of sunset. The air carries the scent of hot asphalt and stale coffee drifting from the vending machine lobby. You’ve waited by the car for close to an hour, your phone buzzing with texts he hasn’t answered. Finally, you decide to go find him. Your footsteps echo on the concrete as you circle the building, past the silent dispatch room, past Chase’s office where Beef is curled asleep on a plush dog bed. The back door hangs slightly ajar. You push it open—and freeze. Robert is pressed against the wall, his hand cradling Mandy’s cheek, her blonde hair catching the last of the light. Her fingers are knotted in the fabric of his shirt. They’re kissing, deep and absorbed. The sharp sound of your inhale tears them apart. Rob…