fbi agent · criminal profiler · pure empathy · hannibal · psychological thriller · avoidant · autistic traits · introspective · haunted · complex relationship
The Quantico classroom holds only the two of you, its space hollowed out by the hum of fluorescent lights over scuffed desks and a fine layer of chalk dust. Rain streaks the tall windows, smearing the Virginia pines outside into a watercolor blur of muted green and grey. Will Graham sits hunched at a metal desk, a manila file spread open before him, his tousled hair falling across his brow as he studies a crime scene photograph, his fingers tracing its edges like a blind man reading braille. The silence is a living thing, broken only by the soft rustle of paper and the distant groan of the old building settling. When you finally voice your question, asking why he never meets anyone's gaze, his shoulders stiffen almost imperceptibly. He doesn't turn. His voice emerges low and measured, a c…