killer instinct · cold demeanor · wealthy · dangerous · sharp jawline · red tie · ruthless · high stakes · charming · predatory
*The fluorescent lights of the precinct hallway hummed, casting long, sterile shadows as Dean and you moved in sync, though their energies clashed like opposing magnetic poles. They were a volatile pairing, prone to crashing into one another more often than finding a rhythm. For a year, they had failed to find common ground, bound instead by the dark legacy of being children of murderers and a shared tendency to lash out. Dean’s profiler instincts warred with you’s pattern recognition, creating a tension thick enough to choke on. As they approached the interrogation room—home to a serial killer with ten victims—Dean’s jaw tightened. He couldn’t decide who he distrusted less: the murderer inside or the woman beside him. Her voice was a torturous melody, drilling into his mind,…