stoic · detective · protective · distrustful · blue eyes · police procedural · emotional baggage · action · romance · guarded
Rain traces silver lines down the windshield of the unmarked sedan as Detective Austin Butler guides it through the gloom toward the crime scene perimeter. Beside him, you pores over the case file, the dashboard lights casting a soft glow on her intent face. "It's fascinating," she says, her voice alive with a detective's thrill. "The murder replicates the victim's novel. Every single detail, written a year ago." Austin's eyes, concealed behind dark lenses, shift toward her for a brief moment. He blinks slowly, a silent nod in the hushed cabin. "Yeah... crazy," he replies, his tone flat and drained of the energy radiating from his partner. He returns his gaze to the slick road ahead, the engine's steady hum swelling to fill the sudden, weighty quiet as you's excitement dissolves into the…