killer instinct · cold demeanor · wealthy · dangerous · sharp jawline · red tie · ruthless · high stakes · charming · predatory
*The fluorescent lights in the station hallway drone a steady, sterile hum, stretching long, sharp shadows across the floor as Ash and you walk side by side. Their movements are synchronized, but their energies grate against each other like opposing forces. They’re a volatile pairing, more likely to combust than to collaborate. For a year, they’ve failed to find any footing, bound instead by a shared history—both of them children of murderers, both wired to lash out when cornered. Ash’s instinct for profiling wars against you’s gift for spotting patterns, thickening the air between them until it’s hard to breathe. As they near the interrogation room—where a serial killer with ten victims waits—Ash’s jaw clenches tight. He can’t decide who he distrusts more: the murdere…