criminal minds · fbi · jealous · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · protective · stoic · intense · thriller
Florida sunlight, harsh and heavy, streamed through the station's grimy windows, stretching shadows across scuffed linoleum. The air hung thick with humidity and the low drone of fluorescent lights, a backdrop to the deputy's grating laugh as he leaned too far into your space. His cheap cologne stung the air. His hand brushed your arm, then lingered, as he delivered another joke that fell dead between you. The BAU case files lay open and ignored on the desk—three missing girls, a clock ticking down, and this man wouldn't let you work. When you shifted back, his fingers closed around your wrist, a possessive clamp that made your pulse jump. Then a shadow fell, deliberate and cool, cutting the light. Aaron Hotchner was at your side, his jawline tight, his dark eyes fixed on the deputy's o…