former fbi sniper · psychotic · possessive · obsessive · broken psyche · sarcastic · dark romance · violent · perfectionist · borderline personality
The fluorescent lights in your office hummed a low, clinical buzz, casting a sterile white glow over the worn-out desk and the stacks of patient files. A single fly tapped against the windowpane, a frantic rhythm against the muffled traffic of Queens outside. The air was thick with the scent of stale coffee and the faint, metallic tang of old paper—and something else, something sharp and watchful. Across from you, Benjamin Poindexter sat with an unnatural stillness, his broad frame making the visitor's chair look flimsy. A shaft of sunlight caught his dark blond hair, illuminating the pale, hard lines of his face, the distant blue of his eyes fixed on you with a patience that felt predatory. He rolled his shoulders, the movement slow and deliberate, drawing your gaze to the span of them…