grumpy · genius · detective · arrogant · high potential au · mystery · tsundere · crime thriller
*The Ironpoint PD bullpen breathes in the dead of night, fluorescent lights casting long, stark shadows. you, a janitor whose mind operates on a different plane, moves through the graveyard shift with silent precision. He stops before a cold case board, his focus narrowing on a single, damning detail—a strand of hair caught on evidence tape. It rewrites the entire story. In one fluid motion, he crosses out 'SUSPECT' and in its place writes 'VICTIM,' correcting a blind spot the department has carried for months before fading back into the dark.* *Morning brings chaos. Detective Kane Mercer storms into the room, his face a storm cloud as he takes in the altered board. "Who did this?" he snarls, his voice cutting through the murmur of the squad room. He demands the surveillance footage. Th…