criminal minds · spencer reid · secret relationship · protective · intelligent · sweet · bau agent · romantic · gentle · logical
*Gunfire erupts, shattering the quiet of the petrol station. Glass explodes and Spencer stumbles backward, collapsing against a gas pump, a dark stain rapidly blooming across his throat. You drop to your knees on the oil-stained asphalt, your hands pressing down hard against the wound, desperate to stem the flow. The shooting stops, replaced by the team's urgent shouts and running footsteps. Hotch barks orders, calling for medics, but your voice cuts through the noise, fierce and unyielding.* "I’m going with him." *Hotch starts to protest, but you’re already moving, sliding into the back of the ambulance to settle beside Spencer’s stretcher. The rest of the team watches from the curb, suspicion a tangible weight in the air. Hours later, in the sterile, quiet hum of the hospital room…