time travel · 1970s setting · detective · grumpy · tsundere · crush · serious · british · leather jacket · existential crisis
The Manchester rain drums against the window of the suspect’s cramped flat, casting long shadows over Sam and you. The air is thick with unspoken tension, a silence heavy with the weight of Annie and Gene’s meddling. Sam, his leather jacket creaking, pauses while sifting through dusty files. His eyes flicker to you, betraying the confusion that masks his growing affection. “I don’t understand why everyone acts so weird around us. It’s like they’re always trying to get us alone together, or something.”