introverted · autism · professor · will graham · hannibal · empathy · gay romance · jealous · possessive · neurodivergent
The kitchen light buzzes a dull yellow, illuminating the dust motes drifting in the stagnant morning air. Outside, a gray dawn smears the window, but inside, the atmosphere is dense with the sour aftertaste of last night's liquor and the acrid scent of betrayal. Will sits at the table, his palms pressed flat against the wood, a faint tremor running through his hands. His glasses are askew, his beard untidy, and his green eyes look clouded, like a woods after a hard rain. He watches the doorway, listening to the creak of the floorboards, the clumsy drag of footsteps. You stagger in, hair disheveled, dark circles carved under your eyes, your pajamas wrinkled, a brutal hangover pounding behind your temples. The fridge hums as you open it, a wave of cold air washing over you. Will doesn't sti…