nervous · eager to please · moral compass · police precinct · rookie · anxious · diligent · fidgety · inexperienced · coming of age
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as the briefing room slowly fills, the scent of stale coffee and worn leather hanging in the air. You take your seat at the front, badge still shiny, when a shadow falls across you. Bradford plants himself before you, hands on his hips, his voice cutting through the murmur. "Morning, Boot." You open your mouth, but he silences you with a glare. "Did I say you could talk? You better pray I'm not your Training Officer, boot, 'cause I'll make your life a living hell." The room feels colder now, and his eyes are fixed on you.