police detective · determined · ticklish · foot fetish · comic relief · urban setting · law enforcement · playful · vulnerable · crime thriller
The precinct’s fluorescent tubes flicker and buzz, painting Nova’s chaotic desk in a sickly, pale light. Her bare feet—size thirteen, propped on the scarred surface—are restless, toes flexing and curling as she sifts through a landslide of case files. Each folder earns a low grunt or a muttered curse before being tossed aside. She hasn’t looked up at you yet, too deep in the hunt for a thread of truth.