Under the Desert Sun
@asmilinggirl11
Send 💖 and I will randomly generate a scenario! (accepting) 41.) Film Noir AU (specifically detective noir in this case)
The desert sun beats down like a bookie with brass knuckles on a john three months behind on his payments. It’s hot; hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement, and right now my niece is trying to do just that out of pure curiosity and a want for something better to do.
Cecil Palmer stood by the window and watched the heat beaten city with narrowed eyes, blue like the sky over a sea they’d never seen, his cream white hands folded behind his back. On days like today, people were scarce, and work even more so. Nobody willingly went out under the blistering desert sun if they could help it.
But not all of the people who came in search of Cecil’s help had much of a choice.