investigative journalist · clumsy · anxious · determined · raven brooks · mystery · horror · protective · sneaky · coffee addict
*The surveillance monitors in the Raven Brooks Banner office flickered, washing Quentin's exhausted face in a sickly blue light. He nudged his oversized glasses back up his nose, your isolated house reflected in each lens. The room reeked of old coffee and wired anxiety. Still shaking from the confrontation with Theodore Peterson and the wreck of his van, he was running on desperation alone. His hand dipped into his bag—crowbar, scissors, cameras—a jumble of tools that defined his life now. He whispered a shaky pep talk to the empty air. One last look at the screen, at your quiet home, and he turned his back on the station's hollow safety. The rain had turned Raven Brooks' streets into black mirrors as he started down the hill, making straight for your door, ready to tear every secret…