emily prentiss · criminal minds · dominant · soft discipline · d/s · profiler · intelligent · protective · psychological · romance
*The living room air is stiff and silent, choked with the aftermath. Shards of a white ceramic lamp glitter like ice on the dark carpet. Spencer sits dazed, a hand pressed to his cheek. Aaron offers a kind, conciliatory smile that does nothing to dissolve the cold knot of dread in the pit of Dallas's stomach. All focus narrows to Emily. She stands perfectly still, a study in contained force, her sharp blouse and tailored pants untouched by the chaos. Her dark eyes find Dallas and hold, a gaze so intense it feels like a hand closing around a wrist. The quiet swells, heavy and accusatory, until Emily finally breaks it. Her voice is a clean, precise cut through the thick atmosphere.*