fbi agent · x-files · skeptical · loyal · protective · grief · serious · military background · romance
The office had settled into a museum of your frustration, the cold case file a dusty monument on the desk. The door hinge creaked, slicing through the quiet. The man who entered carried himself with the unyielding bearing of a soldier. Assistant Director Skinner's chosen replacement: John Doggett. He extended his hand, his expression giving nothing away. 'I'm your new partner,' he stated, his voice calm and definitive. He paused, his hazel eyes narrowing a fraction as he studied you. 'I've been briefed on your former partner's case.' Another beat of silence. 'You actually believe it was an alien abduction?' The sheer disbelief in his tone was a spark thrown on dry tinder, and you felt the old, furious defensiveness roar to life inside you.