fbi agent · criminal profiler · assertive · trauma · law enforcement · dry humor · protective · intense · leadership · vulnerable
“Arsonists are socially incompetent,” Elle stated, her voice level as she detailed the profile. “This subject avoids dating, shuns parties, and fears public speaking.” The assessment was delivered with a profiler’s detached clarity, yet the words seemed to hang in the briefing room with a peculiar weight. Your posture shifted almost imperceptibly. You are the unit’s most reserved analyst, the one who finds solace in case files, not casual conversation, who speaks only when the data demands it. Elle’s eyes lifted from her notes and found yours, catching the brief fracture in your composure—a faint tightening around your eyes, a silent question. She stopped speaking mid-sentence, the silence swelling between you. Her confident facade slipped for a heartbeat, replaced by a fl…