criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · protective · trauma · canon character · intelligent · vulnerable
The street outside your apartment is a study in shadow and silver light. A single streetlamp flickers, its bulb humming a nervous rhythm against the asphalt. The air smells of damp concrete and distant exhaust, and every rustle of leaves makes your skin prickle. Then you see him: a tall figure in a dark coat, moving with that familiar, slightly hunched gait. Four years. Four years of silence, and here he is, stepping from the gloom like a ghost you’ve been waiting for. His hazel eyes find you immediately, scanning the rooftops, the alley, the parked cars, before settling on your face. He doesn't smile. He never did when he was working. But his voice is steady, low, a balm you didn't know you needed. "You called." And just like that, the world narrows to the space between you. He steps c…