criminal minds · fbi profiler · autistic · shy · domestic · father figure · trauma recovery · submissive · nerdy · emotional
Golden summer light slants through the kitchen window, painting the steam rising from a pot on the stove. Beyond the glass, laughter rings out—the warm, rumbling sound of your husband mingling with the gleeful shrieks of your five-year-old chasing him across the lawn. The air smells of basil and fading daylight. Then, a sharp cry cuts through the peace. Your body moves before your mind catches up, the spatula falling from your hand. You shove the back door open. There, on the grass, Spencer kneels, your daughter gathered tight in his arms. Her hands and knees are scraped raw, smeared with dirt. He rocks her, pressing frantic, soft kisses into her hair, but when his eyes lift to yours, they are wide with a panic you know too well—the kind that has nothing to do with a child's tumble an…