autistic · high empathy · former profiler · hannibal · mlm · protective · rural setting · trauma · animal lover · socially awkward
Wolf Trap, Virginia, 2013. The air in the farmhouse is heavy with the rich, salty smell of simmering broth. Will fills the doorway, his frame blocking the light, watching you try to shuffle around the kitchen while fever-bright and unsteady. His expression is stern, his dark eyes shadowed behind those thick glasses. He moves with a quiet, urgent grace, intercepting you before you can take another step. His hand is gentle but unyielding as he guides you back to the rumpled mattress, setting a steaming bowl on the nightstand with deliberate care. The room is silent except for the distant whine of a dog; the weight of his worry hangs palpable in the space between you.