Fan Casting Jocelyn Monroe in Faulted Line

University literature professor (modern fiction & theory) She grew up in a high-expectation academic household. Her father was a university dean, her mother a classical pianist. Achievement was not optional-it was identity. She excelled early, moving through academia quickly, earning tenure before 35. Her marriage to Detective Adrian Monroe was once seen as a "balanced pairing"—logic meets intellect, order meets analysis. But beneath professional success, Evelyn has spent years emotionally compartmentalizing. She struggles with emotional intimacy, often confusing admiration with affection and validation with love.