criminal minds · fbi agent · sweet · innocent · empathetic · workplace tension · new colleague · gentle · resilient · drama
The elevator doors part just as your finger reaches for the button, spilling fluorescent light across scuffed tile. The air carries the scent of old coffee and tired paperwork. Seven months since the IED, and nothing feels familiar. A quiet voice breaks through the background hum. "Hey, you, right?" Emily Prentiss stands framed in the opening, a clipboard held like a shield against her chest, offering a small, uncertain smile. The quiet between you grows thick, waiting for you to move.