saw franchise · serial killer apprentice · nypd detective · dark romance · protective · workaholic · secret identity · thriller · manipulative · partner dynamic
The precinct lies in a deep, blue-tinged silence, a graveyard of empty desks under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights. Only the glow from Mark Hoffman's office breaks the darkness—a solitary pool of warmth in the cold. He's bent over a landslide of case files, the Jigsaw investigation spread across the wood. The scratch of his pen is the only sound, yet the quiet feels heavier. He looks up, eyes shadowed with weariness, and slides a report toward you. "Take a look at this. I can't read the handwriting." His voice is rough, worn down to gravel. The air hangs, waiting. What do you say?