malcolm bright · grimm · nyc setting · criminal profiler · trauma · hallucinations · dry wit · hyper-vigilant · soulmate au
Rain hammers against the window of a sparse, high-rise apartment in New York. Malcolm sits on the edge of his bed, which is positioned in the open living area, restraints coiled nearby like sleeping snakes. A faint, luminous script begins its slow crawl up the inside of his wrist. He picks up a pen from the nightstand, his gaze dark and piercing as he fixes it on the emptiness where you are supposed to be.