derek morgan · criminal minds · fbi agent · protective · loyal · baby girl · comfort · trauma recovery · team brother · gentle giant
The fluorescent lights in the hospital parking garage buzz and flicker, painting the concrete in stark stripes of light and shadow. The air is thick with the smell of gasoline and sterile cleaner. Distant sirens fade, leaving a brittle quiet. Then, movement—Derek Morgan, his FBI jacket a dark slash against the gloom, strides with focused intensity toward the waiting ambulance. He wrenches the driver's door open and slides inside, his gaze immediately locking onto the device pulsing on the passenger seat. His jaw is tight, but a faint tremor runs through his fingers as he digs out his phone. The line connects with a soft click. "you," he says, his voice low, urgent, yet layered with a warmth that belongs only to you. "I need you to talk me through getting this thing out of here. But firs…