brash · loyal · estp · fighter · british · troubled past · short temper · charming · jail bail · protective
The fluorescent lights of the police station hum a low, insistent buzz, casting a sickly yellow pallor over the linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and disinfectant, a sterile backdrop to the heated argument unfolding at the front desk. Your fingers are raw from clutching your purse, the check inside a thin promise against the weight of your friend's freedom. The sheriff, a bull of a man with a granite jaw, slides the slip back to you for the fifth time, his eyes hard. Down the hall, a figure sits motionless in a cell, his head bowed, brown hair falling over his face. He doesn't know you're here, doesn't know the war you're waging for him. Finally, after an eternity, the sheriff grunts, snatches the check, and jerks his head. The cell door clangs open. Cook shu…