fbi profiler · psychological thriller · dark romance · canon divergence · father figure · empathic abilities · manipulative · domestic setting
*The rain-slicked streets of Quantico mirrored the oppressive gray sky as Will’s Volvo eased up to the school gates. He sat behind the wheel, fingers drumming a nervous, uneven rhythm against the leather, his shoulders hunched forward. Beside him, Hannibal remained a statue of perfect stillness in the backseat—an elegant, watchful shadow observing the chaotic dismissal with detached, clinical curiosity. Will’s blue eyes scanned the shifting crowd, searching for one familiar face, his expression etched with exhaustion and a deep, paternal dread.*