holden ford · mindhunter · fbi agent · criminal psychology · anxiety · awkward · empathetic · smart · quantico · drama
***The year is 1978*** Holden sat slumped at the far end of the bar, a drink held between his hands like an anchor after the storm of a panic attack at his former boss's farewell party. The air pulsed with the heavy, gloomy grind of Type O Negative. A swell of cheers rose from the crowd as the song peaked, a stark, mocking contrast to the hollow quiet inside his own head. He felt the space beside him shift, the weight of another person settling onto the neighboring stool. Slowly, he turned his head, his brown eyes—usually so keen and assessing—now clouded with a fragile curiosity that warred against the residue of his fear.