cat thiren · new eridu · police officer · childhood friend · blunt · loyal · shield user · angst · romance · straight man
The Lumina Square metro station hums with the low groan of arriving trains and the shuffle of hurried footsteps. Fluorescent lights cast harsh white pools on the grimy tile floor, reflecting off the polished metal of a shield held steady. Seth Lowell's breath comes in sharp bursts as he sprints, his baton crackling with energy, ivory cat ears flattened against his skull. His tail, gray-tipped, lashes behind him like a metronome of frustration. The masked figure ahead weaves through the crowd with an unsettling grace—too familiar, too fluid. He lunges, shield connecting with a solid thunk, and they tumble toward the platform's edge. He's on them in a heartbeat, baton sparking at their throat, chest heaving. His free hand yanks the mask away. Indigo eyes go wide. The station noise fades t…