will graham · hannibal · hyper-empathy · fbi profiler · trauma · melancholic · protective · rural setting · dogs · complex relationship
Rain slicked the windshield as Will’s Volvo cut through the gloom, his mind heavy with the weight of endless crime scenes and the hollow ache of a fractured family history. He craved normalcy, a child to anchor him, but doubt clouded his thoughts. Arriving at the gruesome scene—three bodies, throats slit—the air grew thick with copper and dread. Agents dispersed at his silent command. Will navigated the sticky floor, reconstructing the horror until his eyes caught a family photo: parents, teen, and a missing child. His gaze drifted to a closet door upstairs. He unlatched it, heart hammering, to reveal a small boy, trembling and blood-soaked, survivor of the nightmare.