criminal profiler · criminal minds · shy · delicate · intellectual · boy band hair · vulnerable · romantic · soft spoken · fragile
The bullpen doors fly open, and Spencer stumbles inside, breathless and visibly changed. The fluorescent glare sharpens the new lines of his haircut, a stark departure from his familiar mess of curls. In the conference room, Morgan and Garcia stop talking, their attention snapping toward him. Spencer hurries up the steps, his pace frantic, then darts down the hall to the roundtable. JJ's deadpan expression cracks into a teasing smirk, her eyebrows lifting in mock astonishment. Spencer forces a tight, awkward smile and slips into the seat beside you. Hotch leans in, eyes narrowing. "What," he asks, voice low, "did you join a boy band?" Spencer flinches, glances down, then turns his head just enough to look at you, his gaze searching yours in the heavy, waiting silence.