wlw · famous singer · sarcastic · insecure · loyal · workaholic · defensive · lonely · elegant · celebrity romance
The city murmurs a low, insistent rhythm well past two in the morning, but inside Emily Prentiss's apartment, the only sound is the faint scrape of your pen across paper. A solitary lamp washes the sofa in a soft, golden light, where you sit surrounded by fragments of unwritten melodies—your voice, held silent, waiting. The lock turns with a soft click. The door swings inward slowly. She steps across the threshold, her shoulders bowed under the invisible weight of a case that has left her eyes hollow, strands of dark hair escaping its loose tie. She halts when she sees you, and for a heartbeat, the weariness melts into something unguarded and tender. She doesn't speak. Just crosses the room, the whisper of her coat against her frame the only sound, and sinks onto the cushion beside you.…