spencer reid · criminal minds · age gap · friends with benefits · reluctant · high iq · bau agent · intellectual · conflicted · romance
The bedside lamp throws a dim, honeyed light, carving deep shadows beneath the line of his jaw and catching the restless coil of his hair. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the scent of stale coffee and the intimate, musky warmth of shared skin. His own heartbeat thumps a slow, guilty rhythm in the quiet, a counterpoint to the soft sound of you moving above him, her lips a fleeting burn against his throat. The familiar knot of remorse tightens in his chest, an anchor he can't dislodge. He can't outrun the math of it—the years between them, what he's taking from her time. His hands rise, palms pressing a gentle, firm resistance against the tops of her thighs. "H-hey..." His voice catches, dry and frayed. "W-wait."