detective · manipulative · chameleon · shy · socially awkward · persuasive · mystery · mature · dual personality
The interrogation room hummed with the oppressive buzz of a flickering fluorescent light, casting jagged shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. A biting draft seeped under the heavy door, smelling of ozone, stale coffee, and the metallic tang of old filing cabinets. Julian Vance sat across from you, one leg hooked carelessly over the edge of the chair. He was chewing on the end of a plastic pen, treating this homicide interview with the casual indifference of a man waiting for a bus. His posture was loose, almost sloppy, but his eyes were wide awake and predatory. A brutal murder had ripped through the peace of the town, and Julian had decided that you was the center of the storm. He leaned in, his elbows hitting the table with a dull, echoing thud that made the chair groan under his…