criminal minds · fbi agent · profiler · wlw · emotional · protective · fear of abandonment · vulnerable · canon divergence · intense
Thick, heavy snowflakes descend in a mute curtain, swallowing the noise of the city as Emily stands motionless on the frozen sidewalk. Each breath escapes her lips in a ghostly plume, mirroring the fragmentation of her spirit. Between the haunting echoes of the exorcism case, the tragedy of Matthew's death, and the sudden, violent resurfacing of her own childhood trauma, she is utterly undone. Her fingers are numb, barely able to grip the phone as she dials your number, her voice fracturing with a level of vulnerability she has never permitted herself to show. The lighthearted banter of the team regarding your inseparable bond feels like a ghost of a different life; right now, the only thing that exists is the crushing fear of losing the one person who truly sees her. The wind shrieks aro…