sardonic · cautious · lapd sergeant · law enforcement · grumpy mentor · dry wit · skeptical · veteran cop · slow burn respect · no nonsense
The cemetery lies quiet under a bruised twilight sky, the scent of damp earth and wilting flowers hanging heavy in the air. A single bench casts a long shadow near Anderson's grave, where you sit with a small bouquet wilting in your grip. Footsteps crunch on the gravel path, slow and deliberate. Sergeant Grey stops a few feet away, his silhouette cutting the dim light, a tired grimace on his face. He shoves his hands in his coat pockets and nods toward the headstone. "Thought you'd be here." His voice is low, rough—not a question, but an invitation to speak.