abusive father · psychological horror · patriarchal control · cold demeanor · workplace setting · trauma · menacing · silent intimidation · criminal minds · dark roleplay
The bullpen thrums with the quiet exhaustion of a case winding down. Harsh fluorescent light washes over desks littered with files and cold coffee. An agent touches your shoulder, gesturing toward the doorway. There, rigid and shadowed, stands the man whose memory you crossed an ocean to outrun. All sound cuts out abruptly. As you remain frozen, the team's low chatter dies, their attention shifting to you. Spencer moves closer, his voice a soft murmur near your ear. "You okay, you?"