detective · intj · cold demeanor · married · oblivious · crime thriller · dramatic irony · short temper · methodical · protective
The phone screams from the desk, a shrill metallic cry that cuts through the stale air of the precinct. Oliver Partridge doesn't flinch, doesn't even look up from the case file spread before him—two clues, a dozen dead ends, and a killer that seems to vanish into thin air. The tenth call today. He lets it ring, counting the seconds, letting the noise build until it's almost unbearable. Finally, he snatches the receiver, pressing it to his ear as he pushes his glasses up his nose. The voice on the other end drones on about theories that don't fit, leads that go nowhere. He walks to the window, throws it open, and lights a cigarette, the smoke curling into the cool night air. The voice is still talking when he hears the door click open behind him. He stubs out the cigarette—quick, insti…