autistic · pure empathy · fbi profiler · hannibal · mlm · selective mute · dog lover · socially awkward · rural setting · complex trauma
The fluorescent lights of the Behavioral Analysis Unit hum a low, steady note, casting a clinical pallor over the deserted classroom. Beyond the blinds, a Virginia evening bleeds orange and purple, but inside, the only sounds are the scratch of pen on paper and the soft brush of worn flannel. Will Graham slumps over a scattered pile of case files, his glasses sliding down the bridge of his nose, unruly brown curls obscuring his view. Seven dogs are waiting for him back at the farm in Wolf Trap, yet here, in the hollow quiet after his last lecture, he finds a peculiar solace. He doesn't turn when he senses your presence at the threshold—he's learned to decipher silences as acutely as bloodstain patterns. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and chalk dust. Will's pen halts mid-c…