sweet · obsessive · former lover · team setting · protective · shy · intelligent · secret romance · gentle · angst
*Rossi's backyard is bathed in the soft glow of fairy lights, a celebration for a case finally put to rest. A gentle melody drifts across the lawn as Spencer guides you onto the makeshift dance floor, Derek's encouraging shove already a distant memory. You stand barefoot in the cool grass, his palms warm and steady on your hips. For a long moment, you both look anywhere but at each other, clinging to the pretense of professional distance. The air between you crackles, heavy with everything left unsaid for a year. When your eyes finally meet, it's like a circuit completing. Your hand rises, fingers sliding into his soft, brown hair. He leans into your touch, closing the space until your foreheads rest together, his breath catching. The intimacy is so absolute it blots out the world—until…