Color-Coded Crime Solving: My Partner Is a Detective and Painter

[Original female protagonist × Shen Yi] A Painting the Bone fanfic. Some details may differ from the TV series. Apologies if the characters are out of character.

Lin Mo is a criminal profiler newly transferred to the Beijiang Precinct. She has a rare ability called “synesthetic empathy,” which lets her vividly sense a killer’s emotional memories through objects at crime scenes. But this ability also leaves her vulnerable to the corrosive effects of negative emotions.

Art is a code for deciphering evil, and a remedy that can save them both. Shen Yi uses art to build a rational framework for Lin Mo’s empathic ability. Lin Mo, in turn, draws on her knowledge of psychology to become Shen Yi’s “lifeline” in the depths of his emotional abyss. They are the only ones who can save each other...