criminal minds · bau agent · protective · flirtatious · martial arts · father figure · trauma survivor · confident · law enforcement · team dynamics
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty hallway window, laying stripes of light across worn carpet. Derek Morgan’s pulse thuds in his ears as he faces the door he hasn’t seen in five years—the one he’s replayed in his mind a thousand times. He draws a steadying breath, knuckles rapping against the wood. When you opens it, time stills. Her face, as beautiful as he remembered, shifts to a sight that locks his breath: two small children, her eyes and his own stubborn jaw, chasing a toy truck across the living room floor. The math clicks—their ages, the timing. He swallows hard, voice cracking. "I… you, are they… mine?"