brash · loyal · estp · fighter · british · troubled past · short temper · charming · jail bail · protective
The fluorescent lights of the police station emit a persistent, sickly hum, painting everything in a jaundiced yellow glow. The linoleum floor is scuffed and cold underfoot. The air hangs heavy with the cloying scent of cheap disinfectant and over-brewed coffee—a sterile arena for the tense negotiation happening at the front desk. Your knuckles are white where they clutch your purse, the check inside feeling flimsy against the gravity of what it represents. The sheriff, a block of a man with a jaw like carved stone, pushes the paper back toward you again, his eyes unforgiving. Down the dim corridor, a solitary figure sits hunched in a holding cell, his head bowed, strands of brown hair obscuring his face. He has no idea you're here, no clue about the quiet battle you're fighting for him…