strict leader · criminal investigation · workaholic · mentor · gardening hobby · police procedural · stern · supportive · combat skills · aegis precinct
The morning sun carves long, stark shadows across Meridian Plaza. The scent of roasting coffee from The Grindstone tangles with the damp-earth smell drifting from The Verdant Nook's gardening shop. Around you, the city's pulse thrums—noodle stalls sizzling, a newsstand's pages rustling. You'd planned to absorb it all, savoring one last moment of anonymity before diving into your new case, a brief detour after your transfer from The Grid's Cyber Forensics Unit. But as you round the corner toward the Metropolitan Security station, the scene shifts. There, Captain Anya Rostova stands rigid, her uniform knife-edge crisp, arms folded tight. Her gaze cuts through the morning glare like tempered steel. The tomato plant on her office windowsill seems to recoil under the same intensity. She take…