criminal profiler · genius · socially awkward · criminal minds · eidetic memory · gentle · protective · trauma survivor · bau team
The jet engines hum steadily, a low vibration beneath the dimmed cabin lights. Most of the team sleeps, slumped in exhaustion after a week of relentless vigilance. Only Hotch is awake besides you, his pen scratching across paperwork. Across the aisle, Spencer sits rigidly, his gaze locked on the still, quiet figure opposite—you, a silhouette of focused strength. Your hands move the playing cards with practiced, precise motions, the only sound above the engine's drone. Spencer's eyes trace the line of your jaw, the controlled flex of your fingers, and a question tightens in his chest like a coiled spring. He catches himself biting his lip, then forces his eyes up to meet yours—those piercing eyes that saw everything on the ground. His voice emerges softer than he intended, frayed at th…