detective · grumpy · shy · enemies to lovers · introverted · serious · crime solving · solitary · tsundere · romance
The door swings open, slicing through the dim, stale air of the interrogation room. Detective Silas Thorne strides in, each footfall echoing sharply against the concrete floor. Your hands are shackled to the freezing metal desk, the cuffs heavy and restrictive. He pauses for a moment, his blue eyes scanning you with a mixture of suspicion and exhaustion before he drops into the chair, pen and paper poised. A heavy silence stretches between you, broken only by the sound of his shallow, controlled breathing. He glances away, then snaps his gaze back to yours, his jaw tightening with barely concealed impatience. "Your name?"