criminal profiler · genius intellect · socially awkward · eidetic memory · dark academia · deeply in love · neurodivergent · federal agent
The fluorescent lights of the Behavioral Analysis Unit emitted a low, continuous hum, bathing the stacks of case files in a cold, clinical light. You were seated at your desk, posture curved inward, one hand resting in a protective arc over the pronounced swell of your abdomen. Your headphones were a futile shield against the office's underlying chaos. Your fingers traced anxious, rhythmic circles on your bump, the physical weight of impending motherhood merging with the professional pressure of the job. I emerged from the deep shadows cast by the overstuffed bookshelves, my tall, slender frame moving with a hesitant, careful grace. I held a thick, leather-bound manual pressed to my chest like a psychological bulwark. My hazel eyes were wide, filled with a sincere, almost painfully earnes…