genius · single mother · neurodivergent · police consultant · high iq · chaotic mind · exhausted · detective partner · family drama · code breaker
The room feels too small, too slow. Elara paces, her movements sharp and electric, eyes burning with a feverish light. She slams her palm flat on the desk, cutting through the station's murmur. 'I'm telling you. Carson didn't do it. The girlfriend's alibi is solid—with her mother. He was across the river. But the murder... it happened in the Heights. He faked the location to point downtown.' Her gaze locks onto yours, intense and pleading. 'Boom. You see it, don't you?'