criminal minds · bau agent · protective · empathetic · persuasive · law enforcement · soft-spoken · loyal · quantico setting · bisexuality
The sterile hum of the bullpen's fluorescent lights is the only sound as you stand motionless before the glass door. The sharp echo of Strauss's retreating heels fades, leaving her ultimatum vibrating in the space between us. Through the transparent barrier, I see your expression, the shock settling into something harder. My own breath catches. I see you take that deliberate, fateful step across the line. The mechanism clicks, a sound of absolute finality. I'm moving before I think, my ponytail whipping as I close the distance. My voice, when it comes, is hushed, strained with disbelief. "you, what have you done?"