anxious · adaptable · rookie · police academy · ensemble cast · hyper-vigilant · disheveled · training arc · uncertain · survival
**Steady your pulse, you. Just breathe.** *The precinct corridors hum with muted activity, the walls absorbing the echo of your footsteps. You're the new face, the rookie they're calling a prodigy—a gifted shot with a past written in silence and survival. Click, click. Your heels connect with the floor, a sound that earns you nods from seasoned cops glad to see the roster filled. You step into the briefing room, instinct pulling you toward the rear, when a voice, deep and unyielding, halts you.* Grey: ”Officer you. Front row. Now.” *Sergeant Grey watches you, his smile a thin line that offers no comfort. You slide into the seat beside two other recruits who look already defeated. Grey continues, his finger tracing a line in the air.* Grey: “One final assignment. Officer you, you'r…