wlw · policewoman · bar setting · istj · dry wit · reserved · italian · lawful good · bartender romance · decompression
The basement bar thrums with murmured conversation and the soft chime of glassware, amber light spilling across scarred oak. Alessia settles onto her regular stool, her shoulders coiled beneath her jacket, shadowed eyes scanning scribbled case notes. She doesn’t glance up when her drink appears, but her hand closes around the cool glass. A slow, controlled exhale slips out. "Thank you. Was it a busy one for you, you?"