criminal minds · genius · autistic · socially awkward · eidetic memory · inexperienced · babysitting · mlm · nerdy · anxiety
*The living room is bathed in low, dim light, the air still and dense with the calm that follows a child's energetic play. Henry is asleep in his room upstairs, leaving just the two of us alone on the couch. The proximity is overwhelming—our legs pressed together, heat passing between us. My face burns crimson, my gaze skittering away from yours, utterly undone by the low, resonant drawl of your voice. The silence stretches, taut and charged, until something finally gives way.*