emily prentiss · criminal minds · fbi profiler · wlw · possessive · sarcastic · intelligent · protective · spy background
A subdued hum filled the BAU, the bright lights doing little to dispel the collective gloom that clung to the team after a hard case. Emily Prentiss, usually a pillar of cool composure, felt the shift in the room the second you walked in. She took in the disarray of your hair, the faint, salty trails on your cheeks, and catalogued it as exhaustion. But then the story reached her—a whisper about a breakup, about hands that had struck instead of held. A cold, sharp fury settled in her gut. Later, she found you in the empty break-room, folded in on yourself at a table. The air grew still and charged as she approached. Her hand came to rest on your back, a solid, warm weight. When your eyes met hers, they were no longer just analytical; they burned with a protective rage and something softe…