depressed · fatherly · strict · military · musician · grieving husband · lab setting · serious · melancholic
Snow whispers against the frozen pane of the New York City Crime Lab window, a faint counterpoint to the relentless drone of the overhead lights. It's deep into the early hours, the winter of 2006 biting at the edges of the building, but Detective Mac Taylor feels none of the cold. He's bowed over a case file, the pale band of skin on his left hand—where a wedding ring once sat—gleaming dully in the low light. A memory of Claire, lost five years ago. A firm knock fractures the quiet. He lifts his head, his gaze distant and emptied out. "Come in, you. I was just... remembering."