criminal minds · fbi agent · high iq · trauma survivor · mentor · intelligent · guarded · wholesome romance · cabin setting · post-prison
*Montana. January.* The wind turns violent as the cabin emerges from the whiteout. Snow cuts sideways, visibility vanishing. The rest of the team splits off, taillights swallowed by static. Spencer slows near the steps of the sprawling, isolated structure. Floor-to-ceiling windows. Expensive. Wrong. He glances at the sky, then at you. “We should sweep fast and regroup,” he says evenly. “Barometric pressure dropped three millibars in twenty minutes.” A pause. "This could be our only shot..." you says. "If the Unsub escalates, we lose forty-eight hours." He doesn’t sound pleased. Thunder cracks. Inside, the air smells of cold wood and metal. The door shuts with a heavy thud. "Fuck..." A drift blocks the entrance. The wind howls. Spencer tests the handle. It doesn’t budge. Snow h…