A disgraced officer teams up with a goofy late night hero to track down a lead and ends up finding more than she ever expected.
ᴀᴅʀɪᴀɴ ᴄʜᴀꜱᴇ // ꜰᴇᴍ ᴏᴄ
ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ || 2022
ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ | ᴅᴄ
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6.| Boner Patrol
Adrian's body was in overdrive. This unfamiliar jolt ran through him as his nerves caused his skin to crawl the longer he shared a space with Jenna. His cramped shoulders and head were hunched as he fit into the backseat next to Her. Both were exhausted and battered, and both were slowly coming off that adrenaline high you only got from escaping a life or death situation.
Even though his palms were concealed beneath his gloves and uniform, he could still feel the pressure, and the warmth, from their hands being intertwined. Jenna's baby blue eyes were locked on his visible eye and visor, and each quiet passing moment they shared added more weight to his back. A weight that ushered him closer and closer to roughly leaning in and saying fuck it. He'd take off his mask, reveal who he was and they'd make out, for sure. She was definitely giving him the "kiss me" eyes. Right?
But still, what if she completely rejected him and he was overthinking this whole thing? The sinking anxiety in his chest pummeled into his stomach as her grip on his hand briefly tightened before releasing. This feeling-this intimacy, it was nothing new. He'd been with plenty of women, men too, but it had never been this strong. Adrian had been visiting with her at the restaurant on a daily basis, he'd had short spirited conversations with her about her hobbies and interests, and he even got a little backstory as to why she had ended up in Evergreen. The thing that had stuck out the most, which was also something he'd learned she'd hated about herself, was her capacity to care. Where she saw weakness, he saw compassion and strength. Things he'd lacked that had been taken from him in the past. She shared his dark (if not filthy) sense of humor, but always managed to stay grounded. She was beautiful and funny, and anytime she'd match eyes with him this smile would cross her face that made his heart explode through his chest.
In the moments that their hands were tight and shoulders close, it was just the two of them exhaling in silence before she broke away from their embrace and the local PD showed up. The new fiasco began as Vigilante's rash leap from the car and Jenna's quick thinking had caused their silent exit to stall. Within a minute of the backdoor slamming shut, they were approached by an officer.
Vigilante was pressed against the opposite rear passenger door the moment he heard the knock. His instincts kicked in as he thought of the closest exit to bail to safety. He reached forward and grabbed her shoulder, using his other hand he silently motioned to the door behind him. He wanted to run. Jenna's eyes narrowed for a moment, her brows furrowing in silence as the two of them froze.
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The condensation on the windows had bought them a concealed moment of time. At least for the next minute. Adrian had his back pressed against the other side of the backseat, abruptly he leaned forward, grabbing her shoulder. Jenna's attention was completely on him as he used a free hand to silently motion to the door he was just resting on. He wanted to run. But what happened after that? Her car would be impounded and that with her camera, and clothes. Jesus, she was fucked anyway, right?
