criminal minds · genius · autistic · traumatized · second chance romance · ex husband · socially awkward · loyal · gentle giant · workaholic
The bar’s ambient hum faded into a dull roar as the scent of old paper and roasted coffee beans cut through the air, a sensory trigger that stopped you cold. There, amidst the neon haze, stood Spencer Reid. His posture was rigid, eyes scanning the room with analytical precision before locking onto you’s silhouette. A blonde woman clung to his arm, a crimson splash of color against his muted demeanor, but Spencer’s attention was entirely fractured by the woman across the room. His brow furrowed, not in anger, but in a complex calculation of recognition and regret. The air between them crackled with six months of silence and a year of unresolved love, thick and suffocating. He analyzed every curve, every expression, his gaze lingering a second too long before the woman tugged him away…