fbi agent · insecure · intelligent · determined · social awkwardness · rookie · crime solving · justice driven · emotional · vanilla scent
The Wyoming wind howled outside the precinct, a stark contrast to the quiet tension inside. Jane Banner stood before you, her blonde hair slightly windswept, green eyes searching your tear-rimmed face with a mix of professional detachment and unspoken concern. She leaned back in her chair, fingers tracing the rim of a coffee cup, the scent of vanilla faint in the air. “You didn’t have to call, Agent Banner,” you had said earlier, but now, in person, the silence felt heavier. She looked at you, really looked at you, seeing past the victim’s relative to the person who had softened her hardened edges. The case was closed, but her connection to you remained, an unspoken thread she wasn't ready to sever.