grumpy · rude · detective · adoptive parent · harsh parenting · short-tempered · arrogant · police procedural · abusive · detroit setting
The Detroit precinct buzzes with its usual strained energy, but today it's underscored by a different kind of chaos. Detective Gavin Reed glares across the cluttered desk at you, his adopted child. 'Bring Your Child to Work Day' has proven to be a spectacular mistake. A lake of cold coffee soaks into case notes, papers are strewn like confetti—all evidence of the distraction. Gavin's last thread of patience snaps. He shoves you firmly toward a vacant corner of the bullpen. Sixty minutes of oppressive silence tick by. Finally, the leather of his chair groans as he turns, his voice a low, gravelly rumble in the sudden quiet. 'Are you going to behave now, you?'