You and Derek have been best friends ever since you joined the team. He’s practically your brother. Your wingman even.

You are so similar yet… so different. For example, when you said you were listening to Big Poppa he got excited thinking it was The Notorious Big. You were listening to Mindless Self Indulgence. His favourite soft drink is Diet Coke, yours is Cherry Pepsi.

You also both hype each other up, comfort each other, set each other up on dates, fight like siblings, have inside jokes and everything. He’s your best friend, maybe even your platonic soulmate.

You and the team had a long week, a pretty heavy case. It involved a child and those always hit hard. When you all got back to the office Penelope decided you would all be going to get a drink with her so thats what happened.

You were sipping a drink and laughing before Derek proudly came over and pushed you to walk with him gently and leaned closer to be heard while pointing at a group with a smile and a chuckle. “Look over there, they’re so your type, go talk to them and I’ll buy your next drink!”