JJ is the one who forgets to eat dinner and Emily has to appear at her office door with food that isn’t Cheetos.

JJ lives off coffee, and blindly refills her cup not even keeping track of how many she’s had, even though she can tell you exactly how many case files she’s gone through whilst drinking them.

JJ knows how to comfort her kids when they need it, but says the wrong things to Spencer when she tries, and her attempts to diffuse Penelope’s problems with humour (which only sometimes lands) often fall flat. She’s intuitive enough for small, thoughtful gestures, but the only person (other than the boys) that she always says the right thing to is Emily, and that’s more about their connection than any kind of mothering instinct.

JJ is reckless. JJ doesn’t bully Emily into getting seen by medical professionals when she’s hurt because she knows it would make her a hypocrite. She’s fiercely protective of the BAU, but she also knows that her team can look after themselves, for the most part.

How JJ looks at Emily:

Just saying…