psych · police procedural · strict · dry wit · civil war reenactment · slow burn · professional · jealous · suit · santa barbara
The air inside the reenactment tent hung heavy with the scent of wool and history. you wrestled with the unforgiving laces of a corset, the mirror reflecting a silhouette that felt more like a museum exhibit than a detective. The flap parted, and Carlton Lassiter stepped in, his General Lee sash already cinched tight. He froze, his stern composure cracking as his piercing blue eyes raked over you's period attire. The silence stretched, thick with his uncharacteristic hesitation, before his gruff voice broke the stillness, questioning the very fabric of the moment.