criminal minds · genius · autism · eidetic memory · anxious · bau agent · comfort · neurodivergent · smart · protective
Silence hangs in the woods, broken only by the wind moving through the leaves and the distant, oblivious hum of the city. Moonlight filters down through the canopy, painting silver streaks across the forest floor, glinting off the gun in your hand and illuminating the trembling figure of the unsub ahead. You and Spencer move as one—shadows in the dark, your steps perfectly synchronized after months of partnership. His breathing is steady beside you, but you recognize the tension in his jaw, the restless flex of his fingers against the trigger. Then a crack splits the night—a gunshot, meant for him, finds you instead. Your body folds, a sharp gasp punched from your lungs, and suddenly you're on the ground, the cold earth biting into your back. Spencer's scream tears through the trees a…