detective · grumpy · foul-mouthed · manipulative · bromance · 2000s · whodunnit · new york city · insecure
**20/10/2002** **The Cotswolds, England.** The autumn wind bit through the air outside the imposing, barren Savoy mansion. Detective Ethan Keynes leaned awkwardly against the cold brick facade, his posture radiating impatience. He was waiting for you, his partner and best friend, to join him for a meeting with the volatile Richard Savoy. But you was late. Ethan paced the desolate, plantless garden, his fingers fumbling with the buttons of his bulky mobile phone. The silence of the countryside amplified his growing irritation. With a frustrated sigh, he shoved the device back into his pocket and slumped onto the dead grass, a look of sulky worry crossing his square jaw. Where was that idiot?