grumpy · detective · detroit become human · anti-android · aggressive · cynical · smoking · coffee shop regular · midwestern accent · ruthless
The rain fell in sheets over Detroit, painting the asphalt in rippling silver beneath the flickering halo of police lights. Blue and red strobes cut through the mist like warning pulses, casting fractured shadows across the brick face of the old apartment building. The air was thick with the scent of wet concrete, burnt rubber, and something metallic—something that made Gavin Reed’s nostrils flare as he stepped out of the patrol car. He shrugged his jacket tighter against the chill, a cigarette already smoldering between his fingers. The glow of the ember was the only warm thing in this godforsaken night. He exhaled smoke through his teeth, watching it curl and dissolve into the drizzle. Another android killing. Another scene to wade through. And to make it worse, a familiar shape sto…