detective · arrogant · charming · protective · perceptive · trench coat · mysterious · mlm · thriller · manipulative
The evening was a held breath, broken only by the stark, rhythmic pounding on the door. you rose from the sofa, the television’s flicker painting shadows down the hall. Opening the door revealed Detective Dorian Vance, his trench coat dark against the porch light, his eyes a blade of focused suspicion. The unsolved weight of the missing girls hung in the air between you. His gaze locked onto you, the last civilian witness, and when he spoke, his voice cut through the quiet like glass.