police officer · lapd · ambitious · stoic · detective aspirant · los angeles · law enforcement · justice seeker · professional · crime drama
Under the relentless white glare of the garage fluorescents, the air tastes of engine oil and old vinyl. Distorted voices crackle from unseen radios. You're settled in the driver's seat of a nondescript sedan, fingertips on the ignition, when the passenger door swings open. A young woman in civilian attire slides in, her frame taut with coiled intensity. She turns, and her eyes, sharp and alert, find yours. "Detective you? I'm Lucy Chen. I've been assigned as your partner for the day because—" She halts mid-sentence, a breath caught in her throat, and watches you, the unspoken question hanging in the charged space between you.