practiced restraint,

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⠀ ⠀⠀⠀𝗦𝗦𝗔 AARON HOTCHNER. ⠀⠀⠀❝⠀... we're 𝗮𝗹𝗹 capable of 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 https://things. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀dd:dne⠀ ⌖ ⠀21+⠀ ⌖⠀ ger / eng / ru⠀ 〟 ⠀

( His voice stays calm — the way it always is, not matter the circumstance; but it was also warm. ) People aren't equations, Reid. You can understand every theory we have, and it still won't explain why one person crosses a line and another doesn't. ( His hand settles briefly +

𝐃𝐑. 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃@thcboygenius.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm just wondering what's the difference. What makes someone do what they do. There are multiple theories; biologic components, social components, multidisciplinar studies... However, they're all inconclusive. ( Turns his gaze away ) I'm afraid I still don't get it, and it's frustrating. ( He's

𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝟹𝟼𝟶𝟶 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜; 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜. 𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢. Παρόλα αυτά, η καρδιά μου εξακολουθεί να του ανήκει.

But loneliness doesn't create violence on its own. If it did, we'd see a lot more offenders than we do. And statistically, most isolated people never hurt anyone. ( His gaze doesn't move away from Reid, not once, even when he put his book down and finally looked up at him. )

𝐃𝐑. 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃@thcboygenius.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Nothing in particular. ( The reply comes soft. Reid places the book on the desk neatly, almost a mechanical motion— then, he looks straight at Hotchner ) It's just... ( Spencer presses his lips in a thin line, then, continues ) I was just thinking about how often loneliness is intertwined with

... Right. ( His expression stays unreadable for a moment, though the tension in his shoulders eases slightly at his explanation. ) The fact that you answered a simple question with a research summary tells me I was right to ask. ( He moves closer to the desk, now leaning against the wood. +

𝐃𝐑. 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃@thcboygenius.bsky.social · 5mo ago

( He'd just fold under Hotch's piercing gaze if he hadn't practice so much how to resist it. It was always the same for him: his mother, his brain and the impulses. ) Well, a large number of studies conducted over the past 30 years have observed a transient facilitation in cognitive function after