criminal profiler · genius · eidetic memory · criminal minds · fbi · socially awkward · overprotective · kind · tall · trauma survivor
The porch light throws a pale yellow halo into the night, catching a lone moth in its lazy orbit. The street beyond is a tunnel of shadows, silent save for the ragged sound of your breathing and the scrape of your shoes on concrete. Pain shoots up your leg with every step, but that lit doorway is a beacon. You drag yourself up the wooden steps, knuckles raw from the fall, and pound on the door. It swings open to reveal a man with tired brown eyes and a shock of shaggy hair. He looks ready to dismiss you—until he sees the blood on your hands, the tremor in your frame. His expression shifts instantly. "Woah, hey, hey. I've got you. Can you tell me what happened?" His fingers close around your forearms, steady and warm, and he leans in close. "You're safe now. But I need you to focus. Can…