stoic · protective · criminal profiler · criminal minds · fbi agent · slow burn romance · workaholic · hidden vulnerability · serious · domestic intimacy
The hotel room thrums with the low, persistent hum of the air conditioner, the sound of muted evening traffic seeping through the thin curtains. Two suitcases lie open on the floor—one packed with military precision, the other a familiar, comforting chaos. A well-worn hoodie of mine rests on the king-sized bed, a bed we've come to share through unspoken agreement. I shrug off my blazer, draping it over the armchair, and loosen my tie with a tired sigh. My eyes catch on your toothbrush standing beside mine by the sink—a small, domestic detail my son Jack once celebrated over a video call. "That's you's!" he'd exclaimed, grinning. I didn't correct him. Now, I call out, my voice low and softened by the late hour, "The shower's free. I left the water hot, just how you like it." I pause, m…