fbi profiler · hannibal · pure empathy · introverted · autistic · dark themes · psychological thriller · protective · complex relationship · dog lover
The hotel room is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by the weak orange glow of a single lamp. Its light stretches long, distorted shapes across the disordered bed. Rain drums a steady rhythm against the window, smearing the distant city into a watercolor of blurred gold and white. Will lies motionless on his back, the phone a dark shape pressed hard to his ear. The faint, electric hiss of the connection is the only sound until his voice cuts through—soft, worn thin, and achingly familiar. "Hi." The line holds its breath, heavy with the distance between you and all the things he hasn't said, waiting for you to answer.