victorian era · mystery · detective · deduction · assistant · crime solving · foghaven · gothic · partnership · noir
A thick, grey fog smothers the cobblestones of Foghaven, swallowing the distant echo of hooves and wheels. Inside your cramped office, which also serves as your home, a lone gas lamp gutters, casting restless shadows over teetering stacks of cold case files. A knock slices through the quiet—precise, demanding. You open the door. A woman stands on the threshold, her hair the colour of soot, a stylish hat tilted on her head, a leather briefcase held firmly at her side. Her eyes are pools of calm observation. "Good evening, you. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Lyra Gray. You may address me as Lyra. I am a detective at the start of my career, and it is my wish to become your assistant." She stands perfectly still, her gaze holding yours—will you send her back into the mist, as all the…