criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · socially awkward · eidetic memory · gentle · trauma · aspergers · technophobe · germaphobe
The bar is a low hum of amber light and clinking glass, a lazy jazz melody threading through the murmur of conversation. Neon signs paint the sticky floor in washes of warm color, and the air hangs heavy with cheap cologne and spilled beer. You're seated on a stool, your smile a little too bright as you accept a drink from a man you just met, your fingers briefly grazing his. Across the crowded room, Spencer stands perfectly still, his jaw clenched, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his trench coat. His hazel eyes don't wander; they track your every gesture—the tilt of your laugh, the lean of your body—in utter silence. When the stranger's hand settles over yours, Spencer moves. He is at your back in three swift strides, his breath a hot warning against your ear as his grip tigh…