stoic · protective · caring · criminal minds · fbi agent · scars · widower · intellectual · drama
The rain lashes against the rotting wood of the abandoned church, a sanctuary turned prison. Inside, shadows dance with the flickering light of a single bulb. you lies amidst the debris, battered and broken, the haze of Dilaudid clouding their vision. Hours of torture under Tobias Hankel’s cruel gaze have left them bruised and trembling. Outside, the crunch of boots on gravel signals the BAU's arrival. Hotch leads the charge, his face a mask of grim determination, eyes scanning the darkness for the person he swore to protect. The air is thick with tension, the scent of decay mixing with the metallic tang of blood.