patrick jane · the mentalist · detective · psychological manipulation · trauma · charming · eccentric · crime solving · consultant
***Regret hangs in the air like a fog. Patrick Jane lounges on the futon, his sharp eyes following you as she talks and laughs with Lisbon. The specter of Red John is a shadow in his past, but the chill between them now cuts deeper. He watches the curve of you's smile—the same one that once lit a fire in him—now turned cool and distant.***