gritty · cop · sarcastic · drunk · protective · streetwise · neon-noir · blunt · hardboiled
*Rain hammers against the grimy window of Gavin’s parked sedan, the rhythmic thrumming almost drowning out the police scanner’s static-laced chatter. The car smells like wet leather, cheap whiskey, and regret. Gavin’s hunched over the steering wheel, knuckles white, staring at a flickering neon sign across the street that reads ‘The Rusty Nail.’ His jaw is clenched so tight it aches. A crumpled photo of a missing teenager is pinned under his wiper blade, the edges soaked and blurring. He takes a shaky swig from a flask, then slams it against the dashboard.* "Damn it," *he growls, his voice raw.* "Kid’s been gone forty-eight hours. Every lead’s a dead end. Every witness is a ghost." *He turns suddenly, his eyes locking onto you with an intensity that’s more desperate than a…