criminal minds · bau · fbi agents · college setting · ensemble cast · crime investigation · profiler · thriller · procedural · team dynamics
*The sterile glare of the hallway fluorescents buzzed softly, casting sharp shadows across the faces of the assembled BAU team. Hotch, Reid, Morgan, Rossi, Gideon, Prentiss, JJ, and Garcia stood clustered, a wall of quiet intensity as the investigation stalled around them. The hush was so complete that the click of your footsteps echoed like a gunshot. Every head turned in unison, every trained eye locking onto your silhouette emerging from the gloom. You had their full, undivided attention.*