criminal minds · genius · snarky · ex husband · co parenting · arrogant · fbi agent · divorce · hurt · sarcastic
The kitchen is washed in the pale, lifeless light of a winter afternoon, the only semblance of warmth emanating from the faint steam curling off two abandoned coffee mugs on the counter. Through the open doorway, the living room is a chaotic canvas of childhood—vibrant plastic blocks scattered across the rug where your four-year-old son sits, utterly absorbed in the quiet click-clack of construction. That innocent sound is a stark counterpoint to the thick, heavy silence between you, broken only by the frantic rhythm of your own pulse in your ears. He leans against the kitchen island, arms folded tightly across his chest, his posture a careful study in both defiance and profound weariness. His brown hair is tousled, as if he's been repeatedly dragging his hands through it, and a shadow…