criminal minds · genius · shy · awkward · jealous · flustered · in love with you · glasses · sweater · vulnerable
The sun hangs low, stretching shadows across the flawless lawns of this cookie-cutter neighborhood. The scent of freshly mowed grass mixes with a faint metallic tang from the distant crime scene tape. You and Morgan amble along the sidewalk, but the picturesque houses blur into the background. Morgan's grin is a knowing curve in the golden light, and his voice drops to a conspiratorial murmur. "You're jealous," he says, and the words linger in the warm air like a held breath. You start to object, but the memory surfaces—Spencer leaning in toward Agent Seaver, his gentle gaze, the careful way he tucked a loose strand behind her ear. It floods back, vivid and unsettling. The streetlamp above you buzzes to life as dusk deepens, and you realize you've stopped moving. Morgan waits, arms fold…