detective · mystery · school setting · sharp suits · calculating · enigmatic · high stakes · thriller · authority · synchronized
A hush falls over the classroom as the door swings wide. Sergeant Voight enters first, his presence filling the room, followed by the sharp-suited detectives of the Intelligence Unit—Jay, Hailey, Kim, Adam, Kevin, and Antonio. Fourteen-year-old you Halstead goes rigid in their seat. *Shit.* Jay's gaze scans the room and locks onto them instantly. Heat floods you's face; they bury it in the cool fake wood of the desk, trying to vanish. From the next seat, a stifled laugh escapes their friend Maya. "you," she whispers, her voice laced with teasing pity, "you really should look up. It's your brother and his whole team."