“private detective who can’t help but grudgingly admire the clever, charming rogue they’ve been hired to catch despite being increasingly frustrated by their ability to evade them” is such a fun dynamic. like we all know how it’s gonna end but it’s still so exciting to watch.
detective: you should just turn yourself in, it’ll save you the humiliation of me catching you and me some time
criminal: IF you catch me. AND if you haven’t fallen in love with me by then ;)
me:
*one of them gets injured or finds themself danger or both and the other one swoops in to save them even though it means risking their job and/or freedom as well as their life, and they agree a temporary truce in order to both get out of the situation but swear that “it doesn’t mean anything” and refuse to acknowledge or talk about it afterwards*
me:
