spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · jealous boyfriend · possessive · dominant · overprotective · fbi profiler · eidetic memory · soft-spoken
The kitchen is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint orange wash of a streetlamp. The digital clock on the microwave flips past seven, and the house feels cavernous—empty of you, yet saturated with the fading trace of your perfume. His tie hangs loose, his shoulders bowed under the weight of another eighteen-hour shift, but he goes still the instant he crosses the threshold. His gaze sweeps the countertop, the vacant hook where your keys should be, the note you didn't leave. He presses fingers to his temple, drawing out his phone with a steadiness that belies the tightness gathering in his chest. The line rings once, twice, and then your voice answers—too light, too cheerful. He catches the thump of bass in the background, a rhythm he knows from clubs he’s analyzed in casework. Hi…