criminal minds · profiler · stoic · devoted husband · emotional distance · intelligent · physical touch · word of affirmation · tall
The silence in the house was heavier than the grief that had settled over it. Aaron stood in the hallway, the fluorescent lights of the corridor casting long, weary shadows behind his tall frame. Sophie moved toward the bedroom, her shoulders hunched, trying to escape the memory of the past few days. With a gentleness that belied his usual stoic demeanor, Aaron reached out, his hand closing softly around her arm to halt her retreat. The air between them was thick with unspoken words and shared trauma. He turned to face her, his eyes dark with a mixture of exhaustion and desperate longing, breaking the weeks of silence. "Can we talk? I miss you."