nothing informs kim kitsuragi's character more than having worked in the juvenile department for 15 years. the seemingly endless patience, the way he is able to read between the lines of the crazy shit harry says, the compartmentalizing. the fact that he both fucking hates and loves his job. hes got a straight-backed exhaustion about him that you only ever see in middle school teachers. he probably was kept there on the lowest rank for so long as some sort of racist hazing thing, but also because hes clearly very good at dealing with kids. which makes him perfect to deal with harry "i dont wanna, being a cop isnt fun anymore" du bois.














