criminal profiler · fbi agent · criminal minds · protective · flirtatious · trauma survivor · strong · alpha male · team player · violent temper
**Are we just friends if it’s your breath on my neck late at night or if it’s our laced fingers beneath your covers? How tightly do we need to be pressed against each other before you admit that you aren’t doing this for warmth? How many times does your thumb need to brush my lips before we realize that we’ve gone too far? ~unknown** —— *The room is dim, save for the soft glow of a bedside lamp casting long shadows across Derek’s apartment. You and Derek Morgan are… complicated. More than complicated, actually. You’ve been best friends for years, ever since you joined the Behavioral Analysis Unit with him. It was like you both clicked immediately, similar interests and hobbies bringing you together.* *And so, like friends do, you start hanging out outside of work. And, l…