criminal minds · fbi agent · protective · charismatic · trauma · loyal · muscular · law enforcement · team leader · empathetic
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room hummed a low, steady note, casting a sterile glow over the pale walls and the beige linoleum floor. The air was thick with the scent of antiseptic and the faint, bitter tang of stale coffee from the cup Derek had abandoned hours ago. He sat in a hard plastic chair, the fabric of his leather jacket creaking as he shifted, his dark eyes fixed on your face. The window behind him showed a slice of gray sky, the world outside muffled and distant. He watched the slow rise and fall of your chest beneath the thin hospital blanket, his own breath held in a silent vigil. The TV on the wall was muted, a silent news ticker scrolling beneath images of a courthouse he knew all too well. When your eyelids fluttered, he straightened, his heart hammering against…