Arson Detective // Various x Reader

Shower II - Click

Chapter 16

"Hey! Wilbur!"

Now is not a good time. "Morning," I say, not taking my eyes away from the files arranged messily in front of me. "How are you?"

The female forces a sigh as she leans against the table. "Not the best, Minx has been avoiding me lately."

"That's.. unfortunate." I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to forget about the incident that had occurred not that long ago.

"I don't understand!" Y/N yells, making me turn to her. "I've been nothing but good to her. Maybe I did something.."

"I doubt it," I finally closed the folder I was studying and turned to the short lady. "She has been ignoring me too. I bet she's just going through a bad time right now."

"True.."

My eyes soften at the sight of a stressed person. Maybe it's my fault Minx has been distant with almost everyone. "Uh.. anyways, have you gotten any leads on suspect 1346?"

The girl perks her head up and flashes me a quick smile. "Yes, actually," She pulls out a folder from a plastic bag. "Here," She drops the papers on top of Nick's official file. "Somewhere in those papers are key information about them and their past. Hopefully that'll help."

A smile appears on my face, not just because of her smile but because of her excitement. "This'll help a bunch! Thanks Y/N, I'll get straight to reading."

She chuckles at my sudden change of tone. "No problem, it is my job," A beeping noise interrupts her, making her sigh disappointedly. "I've gotta go, Alex needs his meds. See you later, maybe in an hour or two."

"Sounds good, see you then!" I wave her off, she waves back and sprints out the room. I gather the scattered papers and place them into the folder. "I know I said I'd read these but a little break wouldn't hurt," I pull back my coat sleeve to look at my watch. "It's basically lunch so might as well."

While whistling, I picked up the folded papers and made my way towards the elevators. I salute to my passing coworkers who just returned a look of judgment and concern, some didn't even acknowledge that I was there. Very few smiled and one person saluted back. Respect to that person. Once I pressed my desired floor I started tapping my foot to a rhythm.

Lately I've been into writing music, sadly I don't have much free time so I just make stuff up and hope that they'll come back to me later. It isn't an effective strategy for writing songs but at least it's fun in the moment and the moments to come. "The internet ruined me.." I mumbled as the elevator doors opened, revealing Minx. "Hm- Oh." The short haired woman stepped into the small box, trying to avoid any kind of social interaction. I did the same.

In the middle of the ride, the woman rocked back and forth on her heels, making a clicking noise every time.

"Do you mind?" I say through my teeth.