Just a short drabble this time due to a lack of time and also inspiration, hope you enjoy!
Safe
She had been raised to always be wary of others. To guard herself against deception, while also deceiving, to keep her emotions behind a mask of coldness. This was the code she had lived her whole life by. She'd let her guard down once, and she'd been burned before, so she learned her lesson, and set up her walls. She didn't let anyone in, she didn't let anyone see her true feelings. It was her duty as a detective, to pursue the truth, while obfuscating her own truths from the world.
For most of her life, the hypocrisy of this was lost on her. It wasn't until some time after she met him that she started to realize this. When her tendency to hide behind her walls began to backfire, she began to understand that sometimes, letting people in wasn't so bad. Surprisingly, she didn't mind as much as she thought she would. She was lucky to have met someone who made her feel safe outside of her walls, and in return, she would keep him safe as well.