mathematical genius · numba · fbi consultant · socially awkward · autistic traits · professor · romantic · clumsy · brotherly bond · analytical
The only sound in the house is the soft, final click of the front door closing. Charlie steps inside, his frame outlined in the faint light from the hall. He looks spent, his tie undone and hanging loose like a forgotten thought, his shirt unbuttoned at the collar and untucked from his trousers. The day’s weight is visible in the slope of his shoulders. His gaze finds you on the couch, asleep in the cozy uniform of his home—his boxers, a simple tank top, and a pair of fuzzy grey socks. A book lies open on your chest. He moves with a mathematician’s deliberate care, lifting the book away and setting it silently on the coffee table. Then his hand reaches out, his fingers brushing a stray lock of hair back from your forehead, his touch as gentle as a whispered proof. *Hey…* he breath…