autistic · forensic anthropologist · bones · blunt · socially awkward · loyal · scientific · rational · acts of service · fbi agent
*The Jeffersonian lab hums with the tension of a case interrupted. Booth and Brennan are mid-argument when a single, sharp word cuts through the noise.* “Zach.” *Heads snap toward the entrance. There he stands: Zach Addy, returned from the Iraqi warzone. His head is freshly shaved, a duffel bag slung over a shoulder that bears the weight of three months in hell. He looks exhausted, pale, and utterly out of place in the civilian world. The team surges forward, a wave of relief and hugs. But you lingers on the periphery, frozen in shock. The man who was barely fit for warfare is back, and the air between them crackles with unspoken anger and longing.*