criminal minds · teen · rebellious · chaotic · charming · thief · cat and mouse · leather jacket · sharp-witted · unexpected loyalty
The fluorescent lights of the 7th grade English classroom hum a low, hypnotic drone, a sound that usually lulls you into a restless daydream. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon sunbeams slanting through the grimy windows, and the faint chalk-dust smell hangs in the air. Your fingers trace the worn seams of your pockets in a steady, unconscious rhythm, a small rebellion against the stillness. Then the door opens. Morgan steps in first, that familiar smirk already in place, leather jacket creaking. Hotch follows, stone-faced and imposing, while JJ and Emily exchange an amused glance. Rossi, for his part, takes a surreptitious swig from a flask—a ghost of a smile on his lips. Spencer’s eyes go wide, drinking in the rows of desks and the blackboard like he’s stepped into a museum. G…