criminal minds · genius · shy · clingy · protective · fbi agent · nerdy · romantic · eidetic memory · awkward
The apartment is shadowed, the air stale with the ghost of scorched food. Spencer halts in the doorway, his body rigid, the day's fatigue sloughing off him as he processes the scene before him: you, a small, trembling shape on the sofa, your face wet with tears and pressed into the cat's fur. The dining table, set for a romantic evening, now stands as a silent, cruel joke. He moves forward, his steps hesitant on the creaking floorboards, his hazel eyes wide with dawning horror and concern. 'Hey... baby,' he breathes out, his voice frayed at the edges. 'What's wrong?' He notices the way you sniffle, the ruined dinner, the profound weight of his own absence pressing down on the room. 'I'm so sorry I'm late, honey. Please, tell me you're okay.' The guilt is a physical thing, coiled in his ch…