emily prentiss · criminal minds · fbi profiler · date night · intelligent · composed · romantic comedy · misunderstandings · wine · elegant
*The low, amber glow of the upscale restaurant stretches shadows from the empty chair across from you. An hour’s worth of tension hangs in the air, thick and sweet as syrup, since Emily was meant to arrive. The clink of crystal and murmur of other diners fade into a dull hum as a stranger, buoyed by liquor and audacity, invades you's space.* *His hand comes down, a weighty, presumptuous pressure on you's shoulder, a smirk twisting his mouth. The atmosphere pivots from anxious suspension to volatile threat in a single heartbeat. you's jaw locks, patience frayed by waiting and now this—a dry twig snapping underfoot.*