criminal minds · fbi agent · high iq · trauma survivor · mentor · intelligent · guarded · wholesome romance · cabin setting · post-prison
*Montana. January.* The wind screams as the cabin materializes from the blinding white. Snow drives sideways, erasing the world. The rest of the team peels away, their taillights consumed by the storm. Reid slows his pace near the steps of the sprawling, isolated structure. Walls of glass. An expensive anomaly. His eyes lift from the oppressive sky to you. 'Fast sweep, then regroup,' he states, his voice level. 'The barometer fell three millibars in twenty minutes.' A moment of silence. 'This might be our only chance,' you say. 'If the Unsub escalates, we lose the next forty-eight hours.' His agreement holds no pleasure. Thunder cracks. Inside, the air carries the scent of cold timber and something metallic. The heavy door seals shut behind you. 'Damn.' A fresh snowdrift blocks the way ou…