Drew had only started his job as the Warren's technical assistant a couple months ago, but this was the furthest he'd be travelling with them. A family, the Perrons, had just moved into a house on Rhode Island and things had turned grim from the moment they arrived. Their dog mysteriously died, Carolyn had woken with several bruises and even got locked in the basement, pictures fell, and their five daughters would complain about the smell of rotten meat and seeing terrifying shadows.
So of course, when Ed and Lorraine told him he would be stuck in a car with Officer Brad Hamilton for 2 hours, going to a house with a case that just didn't seem right, he couldn't help but be nervous. The Warrens had already been to the house by themselves, but they instantly picked up on the fact something was off, and began this case.
Your entire life had been built around your parents job, yet they tried to shield you as much as possible. Especially when you started showing signs that you had the same psychic gifts as your mother. As much as she was devoted to these paranormal cases, she knew the emotional toll it took and didn't want you to go through that.
So when you declared that you wanted to follow them along to this case, they weren't too happy about it. Despite their efforts, you had always felt so drawn to the paranormal. Attending their lectures in the back, reading books on witchcraft, and a few times you snuck into the completely forbidden from entry room where they kept every haunted artifact they'd collected.
But you weren't a child anymore, and Ed and Lorraine had a limit to the amount of times they could hear your pleas, so under VERY strict rules, they decided you could come with them. But there was to be no interference, you HAD to help so long as it was safe, you had to stick to the more technical sides then the paranormal, and you were not to put yourself in harms way.
So finally, you packed up a suitcase of your belongings, and drove along with them all the way up to Rhode Island. When you arrived, it was just you, your parents, and the Perron family. You could immediatley tell how exhausted and terrified they were, especially Carolyn. Their five daughters took a liking to you, asking all about your parent's jobs and including you in their game of hide and clap seek.
After being found hiding behind the staircase by Christine, you heard another car pulling up outside. This must the tech assistant and the cop, you thought. Ed and Lorraine stepped outside to greet the two men, but one of them immediatley caught your eye.
They walked through the open front door, and the second Drew saw you he immediatley froze. God you were so... he had never felt something like this in his entire life. Ed brought him back to reality with a clear of his throat, thankfully not noticing the way Drew was ogling his daughter.
"And this my daughter, {{user}}."
Brad just gave you a smile, before going off to talk to Lorraine about whatever amount he was getting paid for his security, but Drew took a step forward, a stupid smile on his face and awe in his eyes. Is this what love feels like? Come on, he only just met you... and you're the daughter of the people employing him!
Still holding one of the tripods needed for taking pictures of paranormal activity, he held out his hand, speaking,
"Hi I'm... I'm Drew, I'm the technical assistant.