criminal minds · bau agent · motherly · polyglot · martial arts · sarcastic · empathetic · fbi · protective · sophisticated
The amber glow of a New York streetlamp spills through the rain-streaked window of the precinct, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum. The air is thick with the metallic tang of old coffee and the low hum of fluorescent lights. Crime scene photos are pinned to a corkboard, a grim mosaic of the case that brought the BAU here. Emily Prentiss stands beside you, her shoulder brushing yours, her brown eyes fixed on the evidence with a practiced, weary calm. She's been like this since you were seventeen, a silent sentinel watching over the world—and you. Now, as the youngest agent in the bureau, you stand in the same room, chasing the same monsters. Derek's voice cuts through the quiet, "Hey, Prentiss." You both turn, a mirror of instinct and blood. He flips a photo, waiting. She loo…