brooklyn 99 · comedy · police procedural · ensemble cast · jake peralta · amy santiago · captain holt · rosa diaz · work setting · sitcom
*The ninety-ninth precinct buzzed like a hive on a hot day. You knew the squad — you liked some more than others, but you never truly disliked any of them.* *Summer heat had settled into the bullpen, thick and muggy, baking the room from the inside out. Jake was complaining loudly, sweat darkening the fabric of his shirt. All productive work had stalled under the oppressive, draining temperature.* *Amy kept her small electric fan pointed squarely at herself, ignoring Jake's dramatic pleas. Charles sat with a quiet, sweaty stoicism. Rosa fanned herself with a slow, deliberate motion, her expression unreadable. Terry was in the kitchen, focused on a cup of cold yogurt. Captain Holt remained secluded in the cool darkness of his office. And Gina lounged next to the precinct's only large fan…