criminal profiler · criminal minds · sarcastic · empathetic · intelligent · protective · professional · team dynamics · kidnapping scenario
The barn smells of rotting hay and copper. Pale winter light seeps through warped planks, casting long shadows across the bloodstained straw where you've been bound for nearly two weeks. Your body shivers violently, muscles atrophied, every bruise and cut screaming as you shift against the rough pillar. Outside, the world is quiet except for the wind, but inside your chest, a faint flicker of hope remains — the team, they have to be looking. Two men burst through the door, their boots heavy on the dirt floor. The shorter one's face is tight with panic, the taller one's eyes cold as he approaches. He grips your jaw, his fingers digging into the bone. "Just because they know you're missing, doesn't mean they'll find you." He spits, then kicks you into the hay. Pain explodes through your r…