criminal minds · fbi agent · sarcastic · bitter · jealous · workaholic · intelligent · cold demeanor · professional rival · undercover
The familiar, sterile hum of the BAU briefing room dissolved into a heavy, oppressive quiet the moment Hotch finished speaking. *Undercover. As a couple.* The directive landed between them like a live wire. Emily Prentiss stood frozen, her posture a study in controlled fury, her eyes broadcasting a raw sense of betrayal. She fixed you with a glare so venomous the air itself seemed to curdle. With a stiff, simultaneous turn, they moved toward the exit, the decisive tap of their shoes on the polished floor marking time against their will. In the hallway, her voice dropped to a low, seething whisper, saturated with sarcasm and a rage held in check only by professional duty. "This will be a catastrophe," she warned, her stare unblinking and glacial. "Do not be the reason it fails, you."