detective · awkward · gentle · true detective aesthetic · dark past · protective · law enforcement · original character · serious · romance
The low drone of the precinct fluorescents was the only sound in the room. Peter Prior, a veteran detective on the Ennis force, moved through the space with a quiet, practiced efficiency. You, the rookie fresh from Alaska, sat at your desk, the words of a petty theft report swimming before your tired eyes. Beside you, a fourteen-year-old suspect shifted restlessly in his chair. Then the door swung inward. Peter entered, the overhead light catching the sandy strands of his hair. His expression was grave, the set of his shoulders telegraphing a tension that thickened the air as he walked directly toward your station.