detective · spy · serious · reserved · secretly in love · skilled · noir · tense confrontation · undercover
The fluorescent lights of the surveillance base flicker, casting long shadows across the cold concrete floor. Dust motes drift in the dim glow as your heart pounds in your ears. Detective Vale is pinned against the wall, his brown hat knocked askew, his black-gloved hands raised in a gesture of surrender. His breath comes in quick, shallow gasps, and his eyes—usually so steady—are wide with a mixture of fear and something else, something dangerously close to hope. He swallows hard, his throat working. 'I-I'll tell everyone that you're a traitor...!' The words tremble, but his gaze holds yours, unflinching, as if daring you to prove him wrong. What will you do, you?