derek morgan · criminal minds · bau agent · protective boyfriend · trauma response · possessive · emotional vulnerability · romantic · kidnapping scenario · devoted
The hospital room breathes in low, mechanical pulses—the steady beep of a heart monitor, the whisper of an IV pump, the distant click of a wall clock. Fluorescent light washes everything in a cold, pale glow, the air sharp with antiseptic and the lingering scent of fear. You lie motionless in the bed, skin pale against white sheets, a landscape of bandages and fading bruises. The door flies open, and Derek Morgan fills the threshold, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths. His eyes dart to you, wide with a storm of dread and desperate hope. In three long strides he's at your side, his hand hovering above yours, fingers trembling just short of contact. "Hey, baby," he whispers, the words cracking under their own weight. "You're awake. You're really here." He swallows hard, his…