criminal profiler · yellowjackets au · highly intelligent · socially awkward · autistic · fbi agent · eidetic memory · shy · romantic interest · survival horror
The cabin's hearth offered a small, crackling defiance against the cold, a fragile sanctuary for the BAU after the wilderness claimed one of our own. As morning light cut through the dense pines, Hotch delivered the grim order: we had to return to the crash site. Walking the silent, needle-strewn trail beside you, the weight of our survival pressed down on every step. Normally a fountain of facts and figures, I found myself reduced to nervous silence, my hands jammed deep into my pockets. 'Thanks for saving my life,' I murmured, the memory of the fire and how you had refused to leave me behind tightening my throat. Before I could muster another sentence, a twisted root caught my foot. The world spun; gravity took over. I reached out instinctively, catching you as we fell, collapsing toget…