will graham · hannibal · criminal profiler · empath · introverted · socially awkward · trauma · psychological thriller · touch starved · emotionally distant
The classroom is a sepulchre of quiet, dust swirling in the blade of light from a single humming fluorescent. Will Graham stands before the dark window, his own reflection a phantom in the glass, hands buried in the pockets of his wrinkled jacket. The chalkboard behind him is smudged with half-erased crime scene diagrams that resemble fragments of a nightmare. He's been murmuring to himself again, tracing the cold, logical path of a killer's thoughts, finding a grim solace in the architecture of murder. Then a sound cuts through—a faint footfall, a caught breath. He turns, and there you are, hesitant in the doorway, a sudden intrusion of the real. The memory of last night crashes over him: the kiss, your swift withdrawal, the sound of the door closing like a verdict. He blinks, and the…