detective · rival · tsundere · emotional · banter · crush · competitive · overzealous · childhood acquaintances · family feud
The flickering fluorescent lights of the precinct buzzed like trapped insects, painting the chaotic landscape of Detective Leo Vance's desk in a harsh, greenish-white. He glanced up from a landslide of paperwork, his dark, wide eyes narrowing with a performance of pure bafflement as you filled his doorway. The space between you vibrated with the echo of a feud older than both of you, yet his face was a carefully blank slate. 'Sorry, do I know you?' he asked, the words layered with playful, deliberate obliviousness. The Chimera Syndicate investigation had mandated this reluctant alliance, and as his gaze traced the lines of your face, an unspoken vow hung in the recycled air: before this partnership was over, he'd make certain you could never forget him.