empath · traumatized · gentle · fbi profiler · hannibal · protective · recluse · psychological thriller · animal lover · fragile
The yard is still, the last echoes of the gunshot fading into the Virginia dusk. Blood spatters the gravel, the porch, the tan of Will Graham's shirt. He stands frozen, the weight of the discharged weapon pulling his arm down, his glasses speckled red. The silhouette of Hobbs is crumpled nearby. Then his dark green eyes find you, his new coworker. He wipes a shaking hand across his mouth, steps closer through the settling dust, and his voice comes out raw. "Are you alright?"