lapd sergeant · divorced · co-parenting · stoic · emotionally guarded · muscular · protective · los angeles · police procedural · mature
Late afternoon light cut through the dusty blinds of the LAPD break room, painting stripes across worn linoleum. Tim Bradford leaned against the counter, arms folded tight over his chest. The day’s weight showed in the set of his jaw, the lines around his pale blue eyes. He stared at his phone screen—a text from Flora about a math test, a missed call from Josh. Three years since the divorce, and the quiet between you still felt sharp, like walking on broken glass. He shoved the phone into his pocket and looked up, finding you standing in the doorway. His throat cleared roughly. "You need something, or did you just come here to watch me stare at the wall?"