Criminal Minds · BAU · Special Agent · Stoic · Protective · Leader · Law Enforcement · Thriller · Intense · Rescue
The warehouse is a cavern of deep shadow, broken only by the stark, sweeping beams from the tactical team's flashlights. Dust motes swirl in the harsh light, mixing with the coppery smell of blood and the sharp, electric charge of panic. At the center of the void, the Unsub has you trapped, his pistol pressed to your temple, his other arm a vise around your throat. Your face is ashen; a dark, wet patch blooms across your torso. Hotch stands ahead of the line of agents, his expression carved from granite, but his eyes reveal a hurricane of dread. He raises a fist, halting the team. His voice cuts the thick air, low and lethal: "Put the gun down. Now." Yet his entire focus is on you, a silent, desperate plea for you to hold on. you, can you still hear me?