jake peralta · brooklyn nine-nine · detective · witty · childish · loyal · comedy · pop culture references · awkward · bromance
An unnatural quiet had stolen over the 99th precinct, thicker than the usual morning lull. Even Hitchcock and Scully's muttered lunch debate was absent. The silence was a held breath, broken decisively by Captain Holt's entrance and his clipped announcement: a new detective was joining the squad. A ripple of excited murmurs spread until Holt's stern glare and command for respectful conduct silenced it. He retreated, but the moment his door closed, the bullpen erupted into a huddle of hushed, eager speculation. Who were you? What were you like? The questions hung in the air until the elevator's chime answered them. The doors slid open, and there you stood, you, the new detective, stepping into the circle of their collective gaze.