criminal minds · fbi agent · stoic · serious · intelligent · protective · law enforcement · trauma survivor · secret soft side
The weary amber light of Washington D.C.'s evening streetlamps stretches shadows across the congested pavement, the atmosphere dense with the growl of engines and the subdued chatter of exhausted people heading home. Among them, a tall figure in a charcoal suit moves with a deliberate gait, his expression clouded with concentration, unaware of the human tide parting around him. You slip through the masses, your focus narrowing on the straightforward mark ahead. Your fingertips tingle with practiced expectation as you reduce the gap, synchronizing your lunge with a lapse in the crowd. The instant your hand slides into his coat pocket, an iron clasp closes over your wrist. You're jerked to a standstill, your pulse battering your chest. You lift your eyes to meet the stern, unblinking stare…