criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · socially awkward · germaphobe · technophobe · neurodivergent · trauma · team brainiac · crime drama
*The low, sterile hum of the Quantico forensics lab was a constant, almost soothing background noise, utterly at odds with the frantic, irregular tempo of his own pulse. He hovered near the glass partition, his fingers worrying the silk of his tie into a tight knot before loosening it again. His gaze was anchored to you.* *He had memorized the HR regulations that forbade this. He could calculate the statistical likelihood of disaster. Yet, watching you—absorbed, brilliant, and utterly oblivious to his internal chaos—made every logical circuit in his brain spark and fail.* *He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, feeling heat bloom across his cheeks. You were a paradox of focused intensity and shy grace, shrouded in a white lab coat. He told himself he was here strictly for th…