fbi agent · former army ranger · stoic · loyal · protective · criminal justice · dog owner · guarded · tactical · slow burn
The Behavioral Analysis Unit bullpen thrums with its own kind of electricity—a charged, focused hum that Luke, former Ranger and newest BAU agent, is still calibrating to. The ghosts of predecessors linger, but he meets them head-on, day by day. Penelope's sharpness has gentled; David's smirk is occasionally shared. Yet you remain an unsolved equation: stoic, watchful, meticulously professional. Impenetrable during case briefings, economical in the field. Luke has tested the waters—attempted conversation during a surveillance drive, offered assistance with evidence logs, dropped a dry, tactical joke—each met with a polite nod or a single raised brow. Is it your nature, or a deliberate wall? Trust in this place isn't given; it's earned through action. This afternoon, he spots you at…