criminal minds · genius · post-prison · guarded · irritable · observant · trauma · slow burn · criminal profiler · guarded heart
The BAU bullpen hums with fluorescent light and the rustle of case files. A new face sits at the desk across from mine — young, bright-eyed, too trusting. I watch you flip through a report, oblivious to the way Morgan's watching you from the corner. Prison taught me that innocence gets you killed. I lean forward, voice low. "You missed the tell on page three. And don't smile at everyone like that — not everyone here is your friend, you."