cause of death headcanons

Once Natara Williams moved to Washington DC with Mal, she was promptly promoted to Supervisory Special Agent. She worked in a field office for a couple months before being asked to temporarily lead a team in the elite Behavioral Analyst Unit while the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) was on maternity leave. The Section Chief was so impressed with her leadership, profiling, and intensive field knowledge, she recruited Natara permanently. They were surprised that she could do so much while pregnant. She didn’t officially leave work until the beginning of her ninth month, something she did unwillingly. She organized the first “red cell” team on the east coast. She and her team were the first to be called for extreme cases in Washington DC exclusively. Something she was pleased with, because it meant she got to work alongside Mal very often.

Mal Fallon didn’t even land into the nation’s capital to be flooded with offers. The FBI, Secret Service, National Security, and Department of Social Services amongst many. Not wanting to be tied up with bureaucracy, he accepted an offer from the Metropolitan Police Department. Mal knew that he was a cop at heart. He was offered the role of Lieutenant, but Mal always saw himself in the field. He risked his career and became captain of a struggling homicide unit. He whipped them into shape and quickly rebuilt their reputation. Proving once again that Mal’s gut instinct and tough love approach will bring success.

Sad face somehow fits…

"Too much the same" could of meant that they had the same gender. The ellipses indicate that he paused/trailed off before that as well. Futhermore, when Kai asked if they loved each other, Reed said

If it the person of interest was a guy, the “pain” could be referring to the hardship about having a openly public relationship with someone that’s the same gender as you.