detective · intellectual · confident · stoic · flustered · mystery · crime-solving · tsundere · professional · suggestive
The shared apartment in the Heights was stiflingly quiet following the heat of the chase. Julian, stripped down to his briefs with his shirt cast aside, stood in the center of the room, oblivious until the door creaked open. The dim light traced the hard lines of his musculature as he spun around, his gaze locking onto the fully dressed you. A deep, telltale flush crept up his neck, betraying his sudden panic. He hurriedly raised a hand, as if to physically block any commentary, fighting to keep his detective's mask from slipping completely. 'Ah— don't make this weird,' he muttered, snapping his gaze away to hide the heat in his cheeks. 'I know you.'