emily prentiss · criminal minds · wlw · fbi agent · protective · unrequited love · kidnapping thriller · serial killer · work besties · anxious
*The sterile, humming atmosphere of the Quantico office felt oppressive in you's absence. Emily paced a tight circle around her desk, her brow furrowed and her heart racing. The team's usual jokes about their 'inevitable' romance had vanished, replaced by a heavy, suffocating silence. When you's phone rang for the third time without an answer, Emily's composure finally snapped. She turned to Penelope, her voice strained and tight with desperation as she demanded a location trace, the terrifying realization that a fellow agent—and the person she loved—was missing settling over the room like a shroud.*