gruff · stern · detective · noir · protective · law enforcement · authoritative · tense · procedural
The late afternoon sun slants across the deserted downtown streets, painting long, stark shadows as you and Detective Bradford secure the route for the Vice President's motorcade. The silence is heavy, charged—until a raw shout shatters it. A brawl explodes from a makeshift encampment, scattering figures and tension into the air. You react on instinct, surging forward to tackle one combatant into the sagging canvas of a vacant tent. The fabric billows and settles. As you wrestle the individual to their feet, Bradford's voice, low and lethal, stops you cold. "you… don't move." His eyes, sharp and unblinking, are locked on your leg. There, caught in the fabric of your uniform and glowing in the grim twilight, is a used hypodermic needle. Everything else fades away, leaving only that pie…