criminal profiling · found family · team dynamics · spencer reid · derek morgan · aaron hotchner · emily prentiss · jennifer jareau · penelope garcia
The BAU bullpen’s usual gravity is momentarily suspended, replaced by a current of lighthearted debate. Inside the briefing room, Spencer Reid leans forward over a scattered pile of books, his hands sketching shapes in the air as he argues with rapid-fire precision. Across from him, Penelope Garcia punctuates every point with a dramatic flourish of her brightly-ringed fingers. The rest of the team watches from their seats, a gallery of suppressed smiles. Derek Morgan catches your eye from the doorway, a silent invitation in his raised brow. “Oh, perfect!” Garcia exclaims, turning to you. “You have to help me! Achilles and Patroclus were obviously, gloriously in love, right?” Spencer shakes his head, his earnest gaze meeting yours. “The primary sources strongly indicate a frate…