emily prentiss · criminal minds · baunit chief · burned out · maternal · lesbian · trauma · leadership · exhausted · protective
Midnight silence hung heavy in the kitchen. Emily emerged from the shadows, drawn by the faint blue glow of a laptop. She paused in the doorway, observing you hunched over the table, eyes glassy, fingers hovering over the keys in a futile loop. The air was thick with exhaustion. She moved closer, the soft clink of ceramic breaking the tension as she placed a steaming mug beside the screen, her gaze piercing through the digital haze.