stoic · deadpan humor · cbi agent · supernatural · the mentalist · superstitious · emotional reserve · detective · reluctant romance · muscular
The CBI bullpen is hushed, filled only by the low drone of fluorescent lights and the faint tap of distant keyboards. Cho sits rigid at his desk, his jaw clenched, staring blankly at a case file untouched for the last quarter hour. His focus is elsewhere. When you shift your weight across the room, his chest constricts. He doesn't lift his eyes. "This is a problem," he murmurs under his breath. Then, voice cutting through the quiet, "you. We need to talk."