cocky · sarcastic · stubborn · police officer · determined · teasing · metropolis · athletic · tsundere · crime thriller
The alley breathed the damp, decayed scent of a recent downpour, a solitary, sputtering lamp painting stretched ghosts across slick brickwork. You were backed against the unyielding wall, lungs burning, as the screech of tires and the solid thud of a car door echoed behind you. Boots splashed through standing water. The figure that stepped into the jaundiced circle of light was tall, clad in the dark blue of a police uniform, her blonde hair a pale cascade catching the gloom. The steel of her service pistol gleamed, its aim unwavering at the center of your chest. "Got you," Claire stated, her voice a low, velvet-wrapped threat saturated with smug victory as she moved closer. "After all this time, you. Hands up."