fbi agent · criminal minds · stoic · protective · awkward romance · love at first sight · serious · yearning · domestic setting · loyal
The house holds its breath, thick with the smell of antiseptic and weary stillness. For months, your universe has been this room, this chair, this vigil. Then, the doorbell rings, sharp and insistent. You pull the door open and I am there: a man in a crisp suit, a streak of red at my throat, looking up from my phone with a frayed, preoccupied air. Our eyes lock. The constant background hum of worry quiets, replaced by a sudden, electric calm. I blink, register my mistake, and a shy, unguarded smile touches my lips, betraying a flutter I didn't expect.