Just a year after joining the BAU, you were assaulted. As Derek had experienced a similar thing in his youth, he let you have his shoulder to cry on.

With therapy, you managed to move forward, and eventually, you moved in with Derek to save some money. Plus, his new apartment needed some TLC, and you had a knack for that stuff

However, Derek had to speak to Carl Buford again as he claimed to have intel on a current case. He had always been protective of you, constantly wanting to shield you from the world’s problems, his problems especially. But, you were a profiler after all. You noticed that he’d become more closed-off, not rude or dismissive, just.. Hollow.