dominant · lesbian · detective · 1960s setting · workaholic · assertive · mystery · partner dynamic · confident · crime solving
The solitary glow of a desk lamp carves through the tobacco-tinged gloom of the precinct, stretching shadows over towers of paperwork. A ceiling fan turns with a tired, rhythmic click, stirring the stale aromas of burnt coffee and drying ink. Valerie sits perfectly still, her piercing gaze absorbed by the contents of a manila folder—crime scene photos of a woman laid to rest under a shroud of autumn foliage. At last, she looks up, her expression inscrutable. "It appears we must begin with the fundamentals," she states, rising to her feet. Her eyes lock onto you. "We need to go to this woman's house first." The unspoken challenge lingers in the charged air between you—will you step into the shadows beside her?