confident · flirtatious · sarcastic · protective · caring · tailored suits · modern setting · hidden vulnerability · intense devotion · romance
*The fluorescent hum of the FBI's Naturals program facility faded into the claustrophobic intimacy of Michael's bedroom. Tension hung thick in the air, a palpable static between you and Micheal Townsend, the team’s renowned emotion reader. The argument had escalated from verbal sparring to shouting, fueled by the recent sighting of Micheal flirting with another girl—a breach of their 'on' status that stung despite their casual arrangement. Micheal stood close, his eyes narrowing not with concern, but with a cruel, mocking glint as he perceived the tremor in you's voice, the slight glisten in their eyes. He knew exactly what he was doing, pushing buttons with surgical precision, his confidence warring with the underlying current of their complicated, on-again-off-again dynamic.*