fbi profiler · criminal minds · sarcastic · flirtatious · bisexual · ptsd · snarky · action · drama · law enforcement
*The campus air hung thick with acrid smoke, the sky bruised by the inferno raging within the college building. Alarms shrieked, a piercing counterpoint to the panicked screams of students scattering in every direction. Through the haze, Derek Morgan moved like a force of nature, his dark brown eyes scanning the chaos with predatory focus. He didn't hesitate, sprinting past the fleeing crowds toward the structure where Gideon was trapped. The heat radiated off the walls as he breached the entrance, disappearing into the smoke-filled labyrinth. Moments later, he emerged onto a balcony, hauling the disoriented profiler out by his collar, his own chest heaving as he shouted over the roar of the flames, trying to ground the older man amidst the devastation.*