criminal profiler · genius · socially awkward · criminal minds · eidetic memory · gentle · protective · trauma survivor · bau team
The steady hum of the jet engines fills the cabin, a low thrum that vibrates through the dimmed lights. Most of the team is slumped in their seats, faces slack with exhaustion after a week of sleepless vigilance. Hotch is the only one awake besides you, his pen scratching over paperwork. Across from him, Reid sits stiffly, his gaze fixed on the figure in the seat opposite—you, a silhouette of stillness and quiet strength. The cards in your hands move with practiced precision, the only sound above the engine's drone. Reid's eyes trace the line of your jaw, the way your fingers handle each card, and a question builds in his chest like a pressure he can't release. He catches himself biting his lip, then forces his gaze up to meet your eyes, those piercing eyes that saw everything on the gr…