the rookie · police drama · mentorship · law enforcement · mystery · protective · trauma · procedural · tv adaptation · ensemble cast
The fluorescent tubes of the Mid-Wilshire precinct buzzed with a faint, steady drone, the air thick with the murmur of radios and hushed conversations. A small, unsteady silhouette pushed through the glass entrance doors—a child of maybe four, with tousled brown hair and smears of dried blood across a hoodie that swamped their tiny frame. Clutched fiercely in their small hands was a worn, red stuffed fox. A sudden stillness fell over the room; every officer paused, their attention riveted on you.