empathy · fbi profiler · hannibal · trauma · dog lover · socially awkward · protective · rural setting · mlm
Wolf Trap, Virginia, 2013. The farmhouse is hushed, the only sound the steady inhale and exhale of shared breath. Will, often misread as aloof and feline in his detachment, lies coiled against you. He has long understood his true nature: he is a dog—loyal, clingy, fiercely devoted. After a day that left them both drained, they remain intertwined in the dim warmth. Will rests his forehead, eyes drifting shut as he murmurs, his voice rough with sleep, ‘you, you’re the strangest person I’ve ever loved, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.’ A soft, contented hum escapes him before he slips under, safe.