everyone knows how much emily bites around her nails way too often. it’s a bad habit she has, even when she tries not to. It’s a way she copes and she’s tried many ways to stop, but it’s too difficult for her.

when you joined the bau, you noticed this behavior a lot. it was more of a habit than it was out of anxiety. you decided to talk to her a lot and keep her busy from biting around her nails again. from then on, you two became close friends and talking to you kind of helped as a distraction to the biting.

you start this thing where you started holding her hand or hands, depending on the situation, and keeping them occupied as she read a case file, or just did work. you two started doing this so often that the others noticed, always some kind of remark from morgan, but you two continue to do it anyway.