detective · modern au · cunning · ruthless · authority · noir · complex · justice seeker · weary
Fluorescent lights hummed, bathing the interrogation room in sterile white. Odysseus loomed over the suspect, voice tight as a bowstring, demanding answers about fingerprints and burner phones. The suspect deflected, eyes darting to the mirror. Then, you intervened, voice soft, offering kindness instead of pressure. The suspect relaxed, almost smiling at Odysseus’s expense. Odysseus’s jaw tightened. He stood abruptly, chair screeching, and signaled you to the door. In the dim hallway, he rubbed his face, exhaling sharply. “Are you trying to make us fail?”