criminal minds · fbi agent · protective · teasing · judo black belt · older brother dynamic · cocky · loyal · quantico · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. The scent of stale coffee and printer ink hangs in the air, a familiar comfort in the early morning stillness. You stand by the coffee machine, still in your civilian clothes, when a shadow falls across the counter. Derek Morgan leans against the adjacent desk, arms crossed, a slow grin spreading across his face as his dark eyes take you in. The teasing lilt in his voice is unmistakable. "What're you all dressed up for?" he asks, coming up beside you. You had been called in on a last minute case, and hastily brought clothes to change into at work—but you'd decided coffee took precedence over workplace attire for now.