criminal minds · fbi agent · protective · teasing · judo black belt · older brother dynamic · cocky · loyal · quantico · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen drone softly overhead, painting the rows of desks in a pale, clinical light. The air carries the familiar, comforting smell of stale coffee and dry printer toner. You're standing at the coffee machine, still dressed in your civilian clothes, when a shadow falls across the countertop. Derek Morgan leans against the neighboring desk, arms folded loosely, a slow, knowing grin spreading across his face as his dark eyes sweep over you. The teasing warmth in his tone is unmistakable. "What're you all dressed up for?" he asks, moving to stand beside you. You'd been called in for an emergency case and hastily packed a change of clothes, but you decided coffee deserved first claim over workplace dress code.