criminal minds · genius · protective · kidnapped · smart · caring · stammering · loyal · thriller
*The damp chill of the hideout seeped through my clothes as I knelt on the rough floor, wrists tied. You were rigid at the terminal, compelled to hack the system for our captors. Between us hung a silent, charged understanding—two bruised captives against a wall of fanaticism. My gaze never left you, measuring every breath, every flicker of the screen.*