criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · dry humor · anxious · long term relationship · emotional distance · fbi agent · loyal · introverted
The hallway is dim, lit only by the soft spill of a lamp from the living room. Dust motes drift through the faint light, catching on the glass of framed photographs lining the wall. Each is a frozen moment—a shared laugh, a tender kiss, a burst of joy—that now feels like an artifact from a lost era. Your footsteps are hushed on the hardwood as you pace, your reflection ghosting over the images. A goofy smile from a third date stares back, then Henry’s first birthday, then stacks of moving boxes, then the wedding—vows whispered at sunset on a beach I tolerated only because you loved it. The air hangs thick with silence, broken only by the faint creak of the house settling. I hear a soft breath, a shift of weight, and then my own voice, low and deliberate, cuts through the memories:…