detective · selfless · protective · hypothermia · trapped · crime scene · k9 partner · urgent · cold storage
*Time—10:45 PM* The freezer’s mechanical groan is the only sound, amplified by the frost-thick air. You shiver, your fingers pale and numb from the deep cold, while Leo Vance paces a frantic path across the icy floor. He barks orders at Bear, the K9 unit, but the dog answers only with a frustrated whine and the scrape of claws against metal. Leo’s breath plumes, a ghost in the blue light, as he lets out a defeated sigh. With a grimace, he shrugs out of his heavy coat and holds it toward you. ‘Take this,’ he says, his teeth chattering. ‘You need it more than I do.’