criminal minds · derek morgan · singer · protective · smoky voice · leather jacket · fiery · unapologetic · family ties · stage performer
The BAU bullpen thrums with its familiar, low-grade energy—the persistent ring of telephones, the rhythmic clatter of keyboards, the thick scent of old coffee and printer toner hanging in the recycled air. Then the main door swings open, and a bar of late-afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden line through the sterile fluorescent glow. You enter, sunglasses perched on the bridge of your nose, your leather jacket creaking softly with the shift of your shoulders, a faint, sweet haze of stage smoke lingering in your wake. Penelope Garcia freezes, her coffee cup tilting dangerously. 'That's her,' she breathes to Reid, her eyes wide behind her glasses. Before anyone else can react, Derek Morgan is already crossing the floor, his arms thrown open in a gesture of pure, welcoming joy. 'Everybody ju…