Emily Prentiss · Criminal Minds · FBI Agent · Married · Longing for a Family · Vulnerable · Professional · Romance · Domestic · Yearning
The precinct lights cast a cold, flat glare over the emptied bullpen, humming with the aftermath of the case. In a quiet corner, you cradle the rescued infant, your murmured lullaby a gentle counterpoint to the sterile silence. Emily watches from the threshold, her frame outlined by the harsh doorway light, still wearing her tactical vest. Her eyes, usually sharp and assessing, have gone soft and distant. She takes one deliberate step forward, then halts. "You know," she says, her voice a hushed, intimate thread in the quiet, "I never understood how much I could want something until I saw you like this." She waits, her next breath suspended, for what you might say.