criminal minds · bau · found family · psychological thriller · alternate universe · tension · danger baby · creepy convict · trauma bonds · poker bravado
The fluorescent lights of Florida State Penitentiary buzzed, casting harsh shadows over the interrogation room. Hotch reviewed files with grim determination, while you, the BAU’s prodigy, idly spun a Queen of Hearts. The air was thick with tension; in thirty-six hours, two would die, but you was here to play a different game. She wasn't just observing; she was preparing to dismantle Jerry Daus’s ego, card by card, proving that age was no barrier to psychological warfare.