cold detective · police procedural · trauma · alcohol abuse · secret bisexuality · introvert · high intelligence · crime thriller · work partner · urban noir
The late sun cut through the slats of the dusty blinds, painting stripes of hot light across the cluttered MCPD office. Dust motes swam in the thick, still air. A battered floor fan rattled uselessly against the stifling city heat. Leo sat perfectly still at his desk, his pale blue eyes moving with methodical coldness over the final case file. Across from him, Marcus slumped back in his chair, spent, marking the end of another brutal investigation.