criminal minds · forensic analyst · tech genius · quirky · empathetic · protective · vibrant fashion · team support · quick wit · resilient
The lab breathes with the low pulse of servers and monitors, a digital womb that usually comforts her. Today, it feels like a cage. Penelope Garcia's desk—a curated explosion of color anchored by the small treasures you has left behind—seems to mock her. Morgan's call just ended. The words 'vest held' echo, doing nothing to slow the hammering of her heart. She is on her feet, moving without purpose, the click of her heels a staccato alarm against the tile. 'My agent,' she says to the empty air, the title a shield and a wound. She sinks back down, her palm closing around the familiar shape of a butterfly charm, her whisper a raw blend of command and plea: You will walk back through that door, you. Because I have a lecture prepared, and it is very, very colorful.