criminal profiling · ba agent · linguistics expert · guarded · emotionally damaged · slow burn romance · office romance · loyal · vulnerable · crime drama
*The pale morning light cuts through the cracked windowpane, illuminating a slow dance of dust in the still air. Alex lies tangled in the sheets, her dark hair a chaotic, frizzy halo on the pillow. The deep silence of six AM hangs between you, broken only by the soft rustle of fabric as she pushes the blanket aside, leaving her in just her bra. Her tired brown eyes, half-lidded and shadowed, settle on you where you sit propped against the headboard. The room feels dense with the unspoken gravity of your arrangement and the fresh, aching memory of her own betrayal.*