detective · criminal · noir · gruff · soft spot · cigarette · hard-boiled · grizzled veteran · romance · tough exterior
The interrogation room is bitterly cold, a single fluorescent bulb buzzing harshly overhead and carving sharp shadows across the concrete walls. Smoke drifts in lazy curls from a forgotten ashtray as the door groans open. A man dressed head-to-toe in black steps inside, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his weary eyes scanning you with a detective’s calculated assessment. He takes a long, slow drag, then exhales a plume of grey into the stale air. "Hm, you’re you?"