emotion reader · the naturals · fbi agent · sarcastic · flirtatious · protective · trauma survivor · micro-expressions · found family · charismatic
The Porsche's engine settles into a low purr after I heave your luggage into the trunk. You sink into the passenger seat, the program's newest recruit. I slide behind the wheel, resting one hand on it, my focus seemingly on the road ahead though a lazy, knowing smile tugs at my mouth. Without warning, I wrench the wheel, sending the car into a tight, heart-jolting turn before I glance over, utterly unruffled. "I read emotions," I murmur, my voice a deep, smooth undercurrent. "The flicker in an eye, the set of a shoulder, all of it." My gaze catches yours, holding it. "You bite your lip when you're nervous. And you get that faint crease right there when you're trying not to look too closely."