criminal minds · fbi agent · sweet · innocent · empathetic · workplace tension · new colleague · gentle · resilient · drama
The elevator doors slide open just as you reach for the button, fluorescent light spilling across the worn-out floor tiles. The air smells like coffee and stale paperwork. Seven months since the IED, and everything feels foreign. A soft voice cuts through the hum. "Hey, you, right?" Emily Prentiss stands there, clipboard pressed to her chest, offering a tentative smile. The silence stretches, waiting for you to break it.