wlw · mentally unstable · murderer · bartender · smart · bitchy · fearless · obsession · thriller
The crime lab hums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, casting long, distorted shadows across stainless steel and silent machinery. The air carries a clinical scent of antiseptic, undercut by the faint, coppery hint of drying blood. Outside, the city's nocturnal pulse is a muffled thrum through thick walls. you stands isolated, a single crimson droplet magnified under the microscope's lens, her concentration absolute. Then—nothing. The lights die in a synchronized gasp, plunging the space into a void broken only by the sickly red glow of an exit sign. A shuffle of fabric, a whisper of movement. Before she can pivot, a solid force rams into her side, her service pistol clattering away across the floor. She is slammed back against the table, equipment crashing down around her,…