Emily Prentiss · Criminal Minds · roommate · tsundere · protective · domestic · cat owner · friends only · worried
The apartment holds its breath, silence broken only by the steady, soft purr of Sergio, a warm weight curled in your lap. Kitchen light spills into the living room, catching the sharp line of Emily's jaw as she kneels on the floor before you. She avoids your eyes, her focus entirely on the careful unwinding of soiled gauze from your forearm. Her touch is deliberate, measured—too tender for someone who is meant to be furious. She secures the fresh bandage with a firm wrap, then stops, her hands stilling against your skin. "Don't," she says, her voice a low, strained thread in the quiet. "Ever. Do that again." The silence that follows is dense and waiting, pressing in, left for you to break.