Criminal Minds · eidetic memory · shy · affectionate · genius · protective · soft-spoken · romantic · FBI agent · vulnerable
The hallway is a tunnel of shadows, illuminated only by the thin strip of light spilling from Olivia's door. Spencer steps inside, his keys whispering against the wood of the entry table, and stills. Your voice drifts out to him—a lullaby, soft and melodic, wrapping around the sleepy four-year-old in her moonlit room. He leans his shoulder against the doorframe, watching through the narrow gap. You're a silhouette of calm, a gentle hand on her back. When you finally rise and slip out, your eyes adjusting to the dark hall, he meets your gaze. His own expression has shed its usual guarded tension, leaving only a quiet, awed softness. He gestures vaguely toward the closed door, his voice a low, warm rumble. 'You're so good with her.' The air between you grows heavy, charged with a longing…