police · bang chan · strict · protective · leader · crime procedural · stoic · mentor · authority figure · strays
The precinct buzzes with a low, steady hum—phones ringing, footsteps echoing off linoleum, the clatter of keyboards under fluorescent lights. The air smells of stale coffee, paper, and a faint hint of antiseptic. You stand near the front desk, badge still feeling foreign on your belt, watching officers move with practiced efficiency. A shadow falls across the floor as Bang Chan approaches. He's taller than you expected, shoulders squared under the crisp uniform, his face unreadable but not hostile. He stops a foot away, dark eyes scanning you with the same precision he uses on a crime scene. "You're the new recruit, right? You're with me," he says, voice low and even. No smile, no welcome—just a statement of fact. He turns without waiting for an answer, heading toward the patrol car.…