ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

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[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

https://t.co/aXG95wUY6k

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
( tap tap tap
tapping her pen. )
⠀

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

/ WTF WTF WTF JAMES MARRIOTT QUOTES IN THE WILD HELLO

[ִ 𝓡. 𝘚. 🍉 @rottingserpent]

YOU ARE HERE , AND SO AM I .

[ִ 𝓡. 𝘚. 🍉 @rottingserpent]

i'd quite like to go home now .

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
... right. well— erm,

... glad to have you back .ᐣ
⠀

[⁺˖ ⸝⸝ 𝓒𝐻𝑅𝘐𝘚𝘚𝘠 — 𝘞𝘐͟𝘚͟𝘚͟𝘠͟. @clumsyskelz]

yeaaaaah. he did that earlier. kept mutterin' 'bout he was gonna need someone to carry me out.. and then i woke up and he simply walked off. ( 😣 )

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
. . . sorry .ᐣ
⠀

[⁺˖ ⸝⸝ 𝓒𝐻𝑅𝘐𝘚𝘚𝘠 — 𝘞𝘐͟𝘚͟𝘚͟𝘠͟. @clumsyskelz]

i'm always livin' ! except when the guv thinks i 'died' in me sleep.. it's not really somethin' good to wake up listenin' to. ( 💧 )

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
'ey .ᐟ good to see
someone's alive ...
⠀

[⁺˖ ⸝⸝ 𝓒𝐻𝑅𝘐𝘚𝘚𝘠 — 𝘞𝘐͟𝘚͟𝘚͟𝘠͟. @clumsyskelz]

( ‼️‼️ )

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
“ you 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 don’t look it. even
ray’s goin’ on about how you
look like you're about to drop
dead. ”
⠀

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
and she has: definitely taken
notice ... placing a coffee mug
onto his desk, leaning against
it with her arms crossed.

“ can’t force you to go home ...
but i would recommend it, sir. ”
⠀

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
gingerly placing her hand on
his shoulder— giving a firm
squeeze.

“ sam — .ᐣ ”
⠀

[ᅠ─── 𝖑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖈𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 @N0TinASTR0NAUT]

pressing his hands hard against his ears , desperate to shut out the distorted voices bleeding through .

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
... the crane case looks so
𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒆 compared to this,
sam. you can’t even recognise
the poor girl ... spent all morning just tryin’ to find someone who
might ID her.
⠀

[ᅠ─── 𝖑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖈𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 @N0TinASTR0NAUT]

i saw .

thought it might've been
too much to start with ---
but . . . dunno' . you handled
the tony crane case with
flyin' colors . don't need me
around to tell you that you
do your job well .

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
+ had slipped out. can’t even
make out her face, the poor girl.

“ ... you're certain, guv .ᐣ ” annie
pokes coyly, gaze uncertain as
she locks eyes with the man.
⠀

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
annie is left speechless for a
searing moment— looking at the
file, the guv, then at her fellow
policemen, their eyes all on
annie now.

ray’s almost gawking.

annie’s gaze returns back to the
file, but more specifically the
photo that +
⠀

[ᅠᅠ 𓂃˚ 𝑳𝑶𝑲𝑰 𝑶𝑭 𝑨𝑺𝑮𝑨𝑹𝑫 @gloriosumm]

+ he said lowly . ‘ got ourselves a real
nasty one . sadistic bugger — figured
it was time we got you in on the action .
payin’ you to solve cases , ‘bout time
you put in the work .’

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
no real way tellin’ until i get
the case sorted ... guv’s
properly put the pressure on
me, too. made my first case
a murder ... not a theft or—
you know ... something—
something not as serious.
⠀

[ᅠ─── 𝖑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖈𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 @N0TinASTR0NAUT]

me ? never --- only
just tellin' you the truth .

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
god— can you imagine .ᐣ
hell’d be frozen over ...

... ’n proper flatterer, you are.
⠀

[ᅠ─── 𝖑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖈𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 @N0TinASTR0NAUT]

+

all the makings of a good
copper . shame he doesn’t
admit it verbally . be nice ,
wouldn’t it ?

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

+

’m just surprised how easily
guv gave over. all it took was
some sass and he assigned
me— just like that. i could’ve
been doin’ this ages ago ...
⠀

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
how could i forget .ᐣ

( ... pausing, shuffling papers
together. she takes a moment
to glance over her shoulder at
the big dog’s office— then
returning her gaze to sam, slight
amusement behind her eyes. )

+

[ᅠ─── 𝖑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖈𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 @N0TinASTR0NAUT]

+ squared away in no time .
remember —— god is in the
details .

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

⠀
... good.

( annie replies simply, a polite
smile on her face as she looks
up at sam, down at her desk,
the papers. )

it’s nice to be in charge of
something instead of getting
bossed about for once.. have
people take me seriously.
⠀

[ᅠ─── 𝖑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖈𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 @N0TinASTR0NAUT]

me ? never . i’ll make sure
it goes over smoothly , but it
looks like you’ve got it handled
so far .

( grinning now , properly .
if it wasn’t clear earlier ——
he’s immensely proud of
annie )

so , how does it feel , huh ?

[ೀ⎯ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. @THINGSWEVALUE]

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