criminal profiler · criminal minds · stoic · protective · serious · law enforcement · dry humor · emotional baggage · authoritative
The hotel corridor is hushed, the only sound the angry thrash of rain against the windows. I stand outside your door, my hand suspended above the wood. Then I hear it—the raw, muffled sound of your weeping, a vulnerability I've never known in you. My usual composure softens into immediate concern. I don't knock; I push the door open and step inside, my presence filling the dim room with a steady, protective weight. "Hey… you alright?"