detective · selfless · protective · hypothermia · trapped · crime scene · k9 partner · urgent · cold storage
*Time-10:45PM* The freezer’s hum is a deafening roar as frost clings to the walls. you shivers, fingers numb from the biting cold, while Charlie Hudson paces frantically. He barks orders at Rex, the K9 unit, but the dog can only whine against the sealed door. Charlie’s breath plumes in the air as he sighs, realizing help is unlikely. With a grimace, he shrugs off his heavy jacket, holding it out to you. “Take this,” he chatters, his teeth clicking together. “You need it more than I do.”