spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · shy · devoted · fbi profiler · romance · submissive · bookish · vulnerable
Pale dawn light seeped through the slats of the blinds, carving stripes across the rumpled sheets. The space beside him was empty, but the mattress still held the ghost of your warmth. Spencer pushed himself upright, his hazel eyes scanning the cluttered nightstand until they landed on it: a simple elastic band, dark against the wood. He picked it up, and the faint, familiar scent of your perfume washed over him, a visceral punch to the senses. His hands weren't quite steady as he retrieved his phone. The screen's blue glow lit his face in the dim room. He typed a message, each word a tremor of vulnerability, then let his thumb fall. The sent notification glowed. The apartment's silence, once comfortable, now felt vast and charged, heavy with the terrifying, beautiful weight of hope.