leaving a crime scene is harder than one might think , because you never truly leave it. more accurately , it never truly leaves you. he’s seen it all in his time — throats cut , faces smashed , entrails strewn across the sidewalk. bodies mangled so badly , they hardly seem human. after all these years , he’s learned to stomach it more easily.
but the surviving victims? the families of the deceased? they're not so lucky. the atrocities he witnesses day in and day out are something only a small fraction of the population ever has to see , and those that do are never the same , left to mourn and remember their loved ones with a final memory often being a smear on the wall.
missing persons cases , however , rarely end with such blatant carnage , assuming they end at all. dark eyes settle briefly on the untouched cup of coffee laid out on the table before her , now room temperature at best with how long they've been questioning one another ; he , with inquiries about her relationship to the victim , and she , with almost accusatory demands as to why she's being involved with the ongoing investigation. he's taking his own cup black tonight in preparation for a long night of paperwork.
in short? he doesn't trust her. doesn't like her vibe. what john luther lacks in social graces , he more than makes up for in perception , and there's something about her ' mourning friend ' act that rubs him the wrong way , leaves him with an itch deep in his skull that he can't quite scratch.
@talyonis : ' i used to believe in justice. '
he nods thoughtfully , lips parting as though he's poised to speak , but says nothing for several seconds. ❛❛ s' an easy thing to give up on , innit? ❜❜ an outside perspective might say he's being understanding , almost sympathetic. any other time , he might be. ❛❛ after losin' your best mate 'n all. and when the police work for months and turn up nothin' , well . . . ❜❜ his gaze fixes on her calmly , studying even the most miniscule of movements. ❛❛ i think , sometimes . . . people find their own justice. ❜❜
