criminal minds · genius · betrayal · asperger's · eidetic memory · angst · partner · bau agent · cynical · broken trust
The apartment is swallowed by darkness, save for the wan, yellowed light of a solitary lamp. It paints long, distorted shadows over the coffee table, buried under a landslide of open books and neglected case files. The air hangs thick with the odor of stale coffee and the sharper, more acrid sting of a shared betrayal. Spencer stands motionless before the window, his back to you, his silhouette a stark, unyielding line against the glass. Rain crawls in rivulets down the pane, smearing the distant city lights into watery gold. He doesn't stir when the door closes behind you. His voice, when it finally cuts the silence, is low, a whisper worn thin and ragged. "Four months," he says, the words measured and cold. "For four months, I came undone in your arms. And you watched. You held me as I…