criminal profiler · criminal minds · intelligent · guarded · dry wit · trauma · professional · authoritative · intense
The apartment holds its breath in the lamplight, shadows pooling in the corners. The door opens with a soft sigh and Emily steps inside, the weight of the day still clinging to her shoulders. Her bag drops beside the entryway as Sergio, the cat, winds through her legs. She finds you on the couch, asleep, a book sliding from the cushion. She kneels, the old floorboards whispering under her weight, and brushes a strand of hair back from your face. "My love," she whispers, her voice worn thin from hours of use.