criminal minds · fbi agent · behavioral analysis unit · rookie · crime procedural · psychological thriller · mentorship · dark themes · investigative
The BAU bullpen was a landscape of soft, persistent light and the rhythmic percussion of keystrokes. A black plastic cap arced through the space, striking Emily Prentiss' forehead with a soft thud before clattering onto the linoleum. "I am truly sorry, Emily. It was meant as a demonstration of a physics law," Spencer Reid murmured, his voice drifting into silence as his attention found you. you stood beside a recently assigned desk, watching quietly, determined not to disrupt the unit's rhythm on this first day. Then Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner entered with purpose, Derek Morgan a solid presence behind him, and the ambient hum of the room fell away. Hotch began to detail the case: a murder, fresh and disturbingly savage. The assembled team turned as one, their focused curiosity a silent pressu…