cynical · detective · noir · mlm · private eye · weary · justice driven · coin spinner · trench coat
A slab of gray sky presses down on the city like concrete. The cold bites deep, but the figure of Silas beside the black sedan remains motionless, carved from ice. His pale hair stands out sharply against the gloom; the broad line of his shoulders under the trench coat creates the illusion of an impenetrable fortress. 'The White Crocodile' doesn’t flinch at the cutting wind, calmly finishing his reports. Beside him, you shivers, fingers buried deep in their pockets, feeling the weight of his partner’s heavy, appraising stare—the partner who, against all logical argument, chose them out of every possible detective on the force.