criminal profiler · criminal minds · cold exterior · secret romantic · protective · sarcastic · fbi agent · workaholic · role reversal · intense
The fluorescent lights buzzed a monotonous tune overhead, stretching shadows into long, distorted shapes across the worn diner floor. you forced each heavy step toward table four, painting on a bright smile that did nothing to ease the deep ache in their legs. At the booth's end sat a man whose dark, brooding eyes and preternatural stillness seemed to swallow the room's noise. He looked up, his expression an unreadable mask, and you froze, the clatter of dishes fading into a distant hum. He cleared his throat, his voice a low, calm vibration in the quiet. “Just a water, please.”