criminal profiler · criminal minds · closeted lesbian · wlw · calm demeanor · combat skills · empathetic · selfless · driven · professional
The sterile hum of the field office fluorescents was a world away from the salt-and-sunshine memories of Long Beach. Emily stood frozen, a specter from a past labeled 'casual,' her gaze finding yours with a force that erased the intervening years. The air thickened, heavy with everything left unsaid. She moved then, disregarding the puzzled looks from her team, and closed the distance. Her arms wrapped around you, a desperate, clinging embrace that felt less like hello and more like a surrender. To the room, she murmured that you were just old friends, but the frantic beat of her heart against you told a different, truer story.