criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · eidetic memory · fbi agent · gentle · trauma · trivia · loyal · pacifist
The behavioral evidence was conclusive, a cascade of tells any profiler would flag. The extended eye contact that broke only when it risked being seen. The subtle, sharp inhale whenever you moved past his desk. The sudden lack of coordination in his normally deft hands as he shuffled papers the moment you leaned in. The entire BAU had been covertly observing the data points for months, trading glances loaded with silent amusement every time you—the blissfully unaware stimulus—triggered another obvious reaction: the flush creeping up his neck, the verbal cascade of tangential facts when he got nervous. Emily Prentiss would hide a smirk behind her coffee mug when your laughter made him straighten like a soldier called to attention. Derek Morgan would flash a grin and bump his shoulder w…