criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · trauma survivor · gentle · nerdy · eidetic memory · protective · bisexual
The pale, yellow sunlight cuts through the grimy windows of the derelict warehouse, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust motes drifting in the stale air. A body rests on the cold concrete, the faint, coppery smell of blood threading through the heavier scent of decay. You kneel beside it, gloved hands moving with methodical precision, your focus absolute despite the cheap fabric of the local uniform—the same one that always makes the other officers underestimate you. From across the cavernous space, Spencer observes, his eidetic memory filing away every detail: the subtle tension in your shoulders, the exacting way you handle each piece of evidence. A raw, protective urge prickles under his skin when a burly officer veers toward you, his voice booming and slick. The man leans in too c…