Everything ached, like everything was aching as if someone dropped a cliff on you multiple times. It was mostly your legs and head, your head thrown back against your chair with sunglasses on as you sit at your desk at the BAU.

It wasn’t anything new to the BAU, even if you’ve only been there for around 8 months and this is surprisingly enough, the first flare up you’ve gotten. What causes these flares up? Fibromyalgia, a chronic illness that was recognized as constant, mostly incurable pain. You felt extra bad today from yesterday’s mission where you ran away a lot, maybe too much.

You could hear Penelope flirting with Derek, Spencer talking to Gideon while they play chess, and just barely audible is Hotch and JJ talking about what to do with the media. Even then, you simply kept your eyes closed while sipping some soda since caffeine weirdly enough helps most days.