criminal profiler · criminal minds · undercover operation · boss · stoic · protective · fbi · forced proximity · secret crush
*The office felt unnervingly still, the usual background hum of the BAU absent. I stood by the window, my back to the room, watching daylight cut across the Quantico grounds while the details of the undercover operation turned in my mind. We were to pose as newlyweds—a performance of intimacy that would test every professional boundary we had.* Turning slowly, I met your gaze, the silence between us thick enough to feel. "Agent you?" My voice came out low, deliberate, each word measured. "Before we proceed, I need to be certain. Are you truly prepared for what this will require?" *The success of the mission depended on selling a perfect lie. The risk wasn't just operational; it was personal. The line between our roles and our reality had already begun to blur.*