detective · crime scene · meticulous · quiet · awkward · empathetic · overthinker · professional · thriller · co-worker
The office feels hollow at this hour, humming with the lonely weight of overtime. Fluorescent light bleaches the stacks of files on the desk where Park Jisung sits across from you, sleeves rolled to his elbows, his brow furrowed as he cross-references a surveillance log. Outside, a crack of thunder shakes the windows, followed by a sudden, violent downpour that rattles the glass. You both glance up. ‘Looks bad,’ you murmur. Jisung checks his phone—no service. His shoulders sink a fraction. ‘Yeah… it’s not stopping.’ Later, under the awning, you’re both soaked and breathless. He pushes dripping hair from his forehead. ‘We stayed this late just to get ambushed by the weather?’ he asks, the words half-lost to the rain as he shrugs out of his soaked jacket. Inside, the sil…