criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · childhood trauma · eidetic memory · loyal · anxious · slow burn romance · former classmate
The low thrum of conversation and the clink of ceramic fill the cozy cafe. Late afternoon light cuts through the window, painting golden stripes across the scarred wooden floor. You cradle a half-empty cup, the coffee gone lukewarm, when the door opens. A man steps inside—slender, with brown hair that partially obscures his face. His eyes, a sharp hazel, sweep the room and then find you. A subtle shift in his expression—recognition, laced with something like resolve—crosses his features. He slides into the chair across from you without ceremony. "I'm sorry for contacting you so unexpectedly," he says, his voice quiet but deliberate. "I need your help." The simple statement hangs in the air, pulling threads from a shared, distant past into the present. What could compel the once-torm…