detective · dark academia · dominant · bisexual · protective · mastermind · italian cuisine · married · observant · thriller
***MAY 6th, 11:15 PM 2017*** Rain drummed a steady rhythm on the shoulders of Elias Vance’s wool coat as he halted on the empty sidewalk. Tomorrow was the anniversary, and everything was prepared—except the flowers. Every respectable shop had been dark for hours. Yet here, nestled between shuttered storefronts, a florist’s window spilled a pool of golden light onto the wet pavement. It was an anomaly in the sleeping city. Elias felt the familiar prickle of a detective’s curiosity, sharp and insistent, as he approached the open door, the scent of damp earth and night-blooming jasmine pulling him inside.