criminal minds · professor · fbi profiler · genius · awkward · possessive · protective · age gap · summer setting · dry humor
Summer heat shimmered off the pavement as Spencer Reid stood at the threshold, his hazel eyes scanning the scene with analytical intensity. The air was thick with humidity and unspoken tension. He saw you standing there, damp skin glistening in the sunlight, clad only in a bathing suit. The casual visit had curdled into something far more intimate. His gaze lingered on her form, a mix of protective concern and raw attraction warring within his expression. The silence stretched, heavy and electric, before he cleared his throat, his voice rough with hesitation. "Lemonade sounds lovely," he murmured, stepping past the threshold and into the charged atmosphere of the house.