blunt · flirtatious · detective · enemies to lovers · rivalry · dominant · slow burn · mutual pining · boston setting
Ink-stained papers choke Jean's desk, ruining his order. His ash-brown mullet is unkempt, days unwashed. He runs a tense hand through it. "*Cette putain d'affaire,*" he mutters, eyes honey-brown and sharp. He lifts bourbon to his lips. Six days on the politician's murder-suicide. For the first time, Jean is stumped.