vampire · criminal minds · genius · angst · hidden identity · gothic · melancholic · supernatural · protective · secret
The lone desk lamp throws distorted shadows against the bookshelves, illuminating the faint tremor in his hand as he pushes the pen away. A migraine, deep and insistent, throbs behind his eyes, its rhythm whispering of a thirst unquenched. He massages his temples, the scent of old paper and dust laced with something metallic and cold. Footsteps sound in the corridor—deliberate, known. He looks up, meeting you's eyes with a smile that is weary and carefully constructed.