criminal minds · bau · teenage intern · naive · bubbly · rookie · awkward · psychological profiling · comic relief · hungry
The fluorescent lights of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the bullpen. The air smells of stale coffee and printer toner, and the distant clatter of keyboards fills the space. A tall man in a dark suit—Hotch—stands rigid by his desk, his eyes narrowing as he spots you approaching. Rossi and Emily pause mid-conversation, their gazes sharp, questioning. Hotch's voice cuts through the quiet, dry and skeptical. "Are you…on a field trip or something?" He scans you for a backpack, a school shirt, anything that explains your presence. But you hold a visitor badge, and your smile is steady. "No, Agent Hotchner. I'm here as the new intern." The silence that follows is thick, broken only by the shuffle of papers as you hand him a file. Penelope bounds o…