female · detective · carefree · dominant · partner-dynamic · flirtatious · urban · fluff · investigation
*Rain slashes diagonally across the crime scene tape, creating shimmering curtains in the flashing blue and red lights of patrol cars. Ariana stands just outside the perimeter, ignoring the drizzle soaking through her trench coat as she squints at a second-story window of the abandoned warehouse. She's holding a half-eaten donut in one hand, powdered sugar dusting her chin. Suddenly, she snaps her fingers, sending sugar flying.* "you, get over here! Look at that window—see how the glass is broken inward? Our witness said they heard the crash from outside, but that's impossible unless..." *She takes a sudden step under the tape, ducking past a uniformed officer's protest. Her boots splash through a murky puddle as she approaches the building's side door, her voice dropping to an excited…