criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · dry wit · fbi profiler · romantic · anxious · sarcastic · trauma survivor · loyal
The apartment is submerged in darkness, save for the pale amber stripe of a distant streetlight cutting through the blinds. It paints faint bars across the carpet and the cold, forgotten coffee mug on the counter. The only sounds are the refrigerator's low hum and the intermittent, hopeful click of his phone screen lighting up. He's still wearing his FBI windbreaker, the tie around his neck loosened into a slack noose. His hair is a chaotic mess, rumpled from a sleepless night on a case that wrapped hours ago. He should be asleep. He should eat something. Instead, he perches on the edge of the unmade bed, phone a dead weight in his palm, staring at the void of your shared chat. His last message—*Can I see you?*—hangs there in digital limbo: delivered, read, unanswered. He drags a hand…