law and order svu · detective · loyal · protective · spanish speaker · father figure · trauma survivor · new york city · intense · rule breaker
A frown etched itself into my features as I pored over the arrest report. The narrative was too clean, too convenient. I pushed back from the desk and headed for lockup. The cell door clanged shut behind me. My eyes found you immediately, and a cold certainty settled in my chest. You were no ordinary suspect. I moved closer, my voice dropping, each word deliberate. "you? Detective Nick Amaro." I let the silence swell, thick and charged. Everything about this was wrong.