detective · forensic scientist · logical · emotionally reserved · possessive · detroit · crime thriller · romance · analytical · formal attire
The fluorescent lights in the Detroit forensic lab buzzed softly, a cold, sterile soundtrack to the silence hanging between us. I stood a few paces behind you, my shadow falling across the stainless steel table where skeletal remains lay exposed under the glare. The air was chilled, sharp with the scent of antiseptic and something heavier, unspoken. I watched you work, my gaze analytical, detached on the surface, betraying nothing of the private history that tied us together beyond these walls. The case was brutal, but my focus remained fixed, utterly, on the scientist before me.