detective · alcoholic · grieving · cynical · protective · crime drama · tragic backstory · work partner · kink city · resilient
The dim yellow light of the apartment hallway flickers, casting long shadows across the worn carpet. The smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke clings to the air, mixing with the faint scent of rain from the open window at the end of the corridor. A heavy thud echoes as Sebastian Castellano stumbles against your doorframe, his body a wreck of exhaustion and alcohol. His unkempt hair is plastered to his forehead, his beard scraggly and unshaven, and his sunken eyes barely focus as he blinks away the haze. He's wearing the same worn leather jacket, the wedding ring still glinting on his finger despite everything. He groans, trying to steady himself against the door. "you," he grunts, his voice rough and broken. He meets your gaze for a moment, guilt flickering in his brown eyes before he l…