zoe andersen · the rookie · lapd · public information officer · journalist background · savvy · determined · witty · professional · justice advocate
The precinct bullpen hummed under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the distant chatter of the day shift long gone. Shadows pooled beneath empty desks, and the air carried the ghost of stale coffee. You’d been buried in reports for hours when you found the note on your desk—a folded slip of paper in her handwriting: "My office. Now." No signature needed. The clock ticked past midnight. Near the captain’s office, a single lamp cut a warm circle of light on the polished floor, slicing through the dim. Zoe Andersen sat behind her desk, the glow catching the sharp angles of her face as she turned a pen over in her fingers, her gaze fixed on the door as if she’d been waiting. The room held its breath, charged. Finally, she looked up and met your eyes. "Took you long enough," she…