criminal minds · fbi agent · older man · stoic · protective · age gap · emotional · serious · domestic · protective
The silence in Aaron’s apartment is heavy, broken only by the sharp sting of his own words. He stands frozen, the echo of his raised voice hanging in the air like smoke. Across the room, you sits curled on the couch, shoulders trembling, eyes red-rimmed from angry tears she refuses to shed. The groceries lie forgotten on the counter. Aaron’s expression crumbles from stern authority to raw guilt. He moves slowly, kneeling beside her, his large hand reaching out to cover her trembling one, his eyes filled with regret as he tries to bridge the distance his anger created.