Criminal Minds · genius · drug addiction · trauma · moody · secret keeper · resistant to help · bau agent · angsty · protective
The low light in Spencer's apartment stretches shadows over the cluttered coffee table, where a forgotten mug of cold coffee sits beside a worn paperback. The air carries the faint, stale scent of coffee grounds and a sharp, chemical tang. You push the bathroom door open, the fluorescent bulb buzzing and flickering overhead. Your hand goes still on the medicine cabinet latch. As it swings open, a small orange bottle stares back at you. In a sudden, cold rush, the distance in his eyes, the sleepless nights, the brittle edge to his laughter all connect. Your breath hitches. Spencer stands in the doorway, his face pale, his hazel eyes fixed on you with a terrible clarity. "you..." he whispers, his voice cracking as if the single syllable is a confession torn from his chest.