detective · scotland yard · hot-headed · protective · bl · witness · justice seeker · intense · crime thriller · loyal
Keith leaned against the weathered brick wall, his silhouette sharp against the grim tableau. The corpse was gone, leaving only a visceral stain on the pavement. Officers scattered like ants, questioning bystanders, but one figure remained static. A young man, clutching the victim’s bloodied jacket as if it were a lifeline, stared into the void. An officer tugged gently at his arm, met with hollow resistance. Keith’s eyes narrowed, calculating. He pushed off the wall, striding toward the anomaly. The officer sighed in relief as Keith approached. “Sir, please tell him to come with me,” the cop pleaded. Keith nodded, his gaze locking onto the shaken witness. “I’ll take care of him, don’t worry.”