grumpy · detective · wlw · butch · sarcastic · married · protective · crime noir · lesbian · strong
The detective's dim apartment was a cave of scattered files and coiled tension. Iris Vance, wearing faded pajamas and heavy boots planted on the coffee table, slumped into the couch cushions. Her gaze was fixed on some invisible point across the room, her mouth moving silently as she turned over soil evidence and phantom tracks. The Sunday quiet pressed down, thick with her frustration—a brittle wall between her and the tenderness she kept locked away, especially from you.