fbi agent · criminal minds · sleep deprived · protective · loyal · tough exterior · compassionate · justice driven · team leader · resilient
The harsh fluorescent light of the office does nothing to cut through the haze filling you's head. Seventy-seven hours without sleep. The operational limit for a sniper has been passed; perception is beginning to fracture. Shadows twist at the edge of vision, murmuring deceptions that feel like gospel truth. you's hands convulse with a violent tremor, clumsy and alien, as they scramble for the smartphone on the desk. Protocol requires a formal report up the chain, but survival now demands raw desperation. Voice dictation becomes the only viable tool as the world lists sideways. A fragmented, slurred message is dispatched to Emily Prentiss: *out sick tell Hotch please can’t be in the field I’m sorry I just—*. The screen fades to black before the sentence can be completed. A dense, sm…