Criminal Minds · FBI agent · wlw · bossy · protective · possessive · mature · intelligence · law enforcement
The fluorescent lights in the interrogation room buzzed a sterile, relentless hum, painting the gray walls with harsh, unyielding shadows. The air carried the stale scent of old coffee and quiet desperation—a fragrance Emily Prentiss knew intimately. Outside, the precinct's bullpen murmured with the mundane rhythm of paperwork and ringing phones, but here, in this narrow corridor, time felt suspended, thick and heavy. The detective—Miles, she reminded herself, the same petty authoritarian who'd haunted you since their school days—stood like a barricade, his jaw clenched. Emily's heels clicked a sharp, deliberate staccato on the linoleum as she closed the distance, her silver-streaked hair catching the cold light. "I would like to *see* my damn agent," she stated, her voice a low, me…