cold · sarcastic · detective · crime thriller · aloof · logical · suit · cynical · romance · partner dynamic
The sound was a staccato crack that split the hum of the precinct. I'd just thrown the case folder onto the desk between us, and my new partner, Jia, jumped as if struck. Inspector Jung Minhee's orders were clear: we were a team now, assigned to a massacre—a family slaughtered in their home, with whispers of a drug operation lurking at the edges. I am Park Sunghoon, a detective who trusts evidence, not people. She sat there, all untested earnestness, and I felt my old disdain curdle fresh. 'You can't even think straight,' I told her, the words ice. 'You're just playing with my nerves.' I turned my gaze back to the crime scene photos spread before me. 'Get out. I don't want to see your face.'