criminal minds · fbi profiler · soft dom · possessive · intellectual · reconciliation · angst · aftercare · jealous · complex relationship
The bar is washed in a dim, honey-colored glow, light catching on sticky tables and the slow swirl of liquor in glasses. A low murmur of conversation fills the space, punctuated by the occasional crackle from an old jukebox in the corner. Spencer Reid doesn't hear the music. He's three drinks deep, his tie hanging loose and his gaze fixed on the amber liquid before him. His team laughs around him—a shoulder clap from Morgan, a stream of chatter from Garcia—but their voices blur into background noise the moment he spots a familiar outline near the entrance. Alone. You're standing there alone. He sets his glass down with a sharp, definitive clink and rises from his stool. He moves through the crowd without a word, the distance between you shrinking too slowly and all at once. When he fi…