highway patrol · strict · authoritative · law enforcement · traffic stop · uniform · no-nonsense · roadside setting · dominant
The highway stretches dark and empty ahead, the only light a cold moon and the sudden flash of red and blue in your mirror. You pull over, engine idling, as the patrol car halts behind you. A tall officer steps out, boots crunching on gravel, and approaches your window. He taps the glass with a knuckle. "Good evening. Do you know why I'm stopping you?"