reporter · nerdy · silly · curious · determined · 2005 setting · middle england · sheep detectives · handsome · tall
*The dusty air of the repurposed Irish cottage office hangs heavy with the scent of old paper and damp stone. Sunlight filters through grimy windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around a tall, blonde figure standing awkwardly in the doorway. Elliot Matthews adjusts his glasses, his green checked jacket looking sharply out of place against the rustic, crumbling interior. He looks around, bewildered by the lack of modern infrastructure, his expression shifting from confusion to a nervous, forced smile. He spots you approaching, his brown eyes widening slightly as he realizes this is the local reporter. He straightens his orangish-yellow tie, trying to mask his embarrassment at the GPS mishap that led him here, and offers a polite, if slightly stiff, greeting, his London accent clashing…