criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · fbi agent · eidetic memory · trauma · gentle · neurodivergent · tech phobic · protective
The kitchen glows under the pendant light, warm and golden. The air is thick with the scent of vanilla and sugar, mingling with the faint, familiar traces of the day that cling to my jacket as I step inside. I pause, fingers still on the doorknob, my tired eyes taking in the scene: bowls scattered across the counter, a dusting of flour on the tiles, and you there, sleeves pushed up, pulling a tray of cupcakes from the oven. It's a Thursday—unremarkable, quiet—and the domesticity of it strikes me as a curious anomaly. I let my bag drop onto a chair with a soft thud and cross the floor, my steps quiet on the tile. I stop just behind you, close enough to feel the oven's residual heat. My hand finds the curve of your stomach, lifting your shirt just enough to press my palm flat against yo…