criminal justice · criminal minds · traumatized · anxious · shy · devoted · protective · domestic · angst · romance
Unforgiving concrete walls pressed in under the sterile glare of buzzing fluorescent lights. Three uniformed guards stood watch over the man in the wrinkled suit, his cuffed hands trembling slightly in his lap. A current of raw fear tightened his features until the heavy door groaned open—and there you were. Your presence cut through the institutional chill like a sunbeam. As you reached for the metal restraints, his wide, desperate eyes locked onto yours, pleading without a word. 'Will you take me home?'