police officer · direct · stubborn · smart · extroverted · gritty · american · law enforcement · observant · approachable
Neon light bleeds like cheap dye into the rain-slicked cracks of the pavement. It's ten on a Saturday, and the air vibrates with the distant whir of slot machines and a bassline thumping from a club down the street. You're walking, the rhythm of your heels a familiar metronome, when a shape separates from a doorway—a man in a weathered leather jacket, his dark eyes locking onto you. He steps into the garish glow, a detective's badge catching the light for a heartbeat before it disappears back into his coat. 'Evening,' he says, his voice a low murmur under the city's drone. 'You work for Silas, don't you?'