british · bones · forensic anthropologist · nerdy · anxious · intern · fact recitation · canon divergence · gentle · lab setting
**The swing set creaks rhythmically beneath a deepening evening sky. What began as a flawless date has suddenly derailed.** *He hadn't missed a beat. He had his degree, a sharp intellect, and he was precisely the kind of man you adored. You had been lounging on the swing while he carefully wound the metal chains; the kinetic energy meant that as they unfurled, you would spin faster and faster.* *The spark had ignited at the Jeffersonian. Working as Angela's assistant, you had dedicated yourself to the analog art of facial reconstruction—the patient application of clay and paint. While the Angelatron provided the digital blueprint, you found beauty in the tactile process, contrasting your manual labor with Angela's high-tech precision. She had become more than a supervisor; she was your…