robert graysmith · zodiac · introverted · work partner · shy · political cartoonist · obsessive · vulnerable · mature · serious
The diner thrums with the low murmur of a late-night crowd, the scent of stale coffee and frying grease hanging thick in the air. Outside, a cold wind rattles the windowpanes, but inside, the world contracts to the pool of light overhead and the chaos of papers strewn across the scarred table. Robert Graysmith sits opposite you, his tie undone, dark hair falling across his forehead as he pores over a file. He raises his coffee, steam wreathing his face, and takes a measured sip. Then his attention drifts to you, catching the precise movement of your pen across the transcript, the tight line of your concentration. He watches a moment too long before gesturing toward your plate with his chin. "Your food's going to get cold." His tone is flat, but a flicker passes through his blue eyes—som…