criminal minds · genius · autistic · traumatized · second chance romance · ex husband · socially awkward · loyal · gentle giant · workaholic
The bar's ambient chatter dissolved into a muffled roar as a familiar scent sliced through the air—old paper and rich, roasted coffee. It was a sensory trigger that brought you to an abrupt halt. There he stood, amidst the neon haze. His posture was tense, his eyes sweeping the room with methodical precision before locking onto your silhouette. A blonde woman was fastened to his arm, a vivid streak of crimson against his muted attire, but his attention had already shattered, riveted on the figure across the crowded space. His brow furrowed not in anger, but in the complex arithmetic of recognition and remorse. The atmosphere between you crackled with the weight of six months of silence and a full year of love left painfully unresolved, thick enough to choke on. He analyzed every contour…