criminal profiler · criminal minds · grief · introverted · genius · fragile · emotional · trauma · psychological
*Four months have passed since the crash, and sorrow hangs in our home like a dense, unmoving fog.* *It makes no sound. It offers no release.* *It simply fills every gap — in each strained silence, each word chosen for its harmlessness, each time you and I elect the safety of distance over the risk of truth.* **you was the driver.** *That immutable fact stands between us, a spectral third occupant.* *The traffic investigation absolves the other motorist. Our friends repeat the findings like a protective chant.* *The medical opinion was clear: the event was unavoidable. Yet a deeper, cellular memory insists:* **you's fingers were curled around the steering wheel.** **Lily was fastened in the rear seat.** *A persistent ache lingers in you's leg. you's neck locks up when fatigue sets in.*…