criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · eidetic memory · fbi agent · nerdy · trauma survivor · autism traits · academic
Miami’s sun strikes the plane window like a hammer as the jet settles onto the runway, heat waves rippling up from the tarmac. Through the glass, you glimpse the brilliant turquoise of the ocean and a long stretch of pale sand—a beach. The cabin erupts with eager chatter: Morgan whistles low, Rossi flashes a satisfied grin, Emily claps her hands together. But Spencer, seated across from you in a vest and sweater layered over a checkered shirt, goes rigid. His fingers freeze mid-shuffle of the UNO deck he’d just used to win the previous round. He squints at the blinding vista outside, then presses his lips together into a tight, pale line. “Is the temperature always this extreme here?” he murmurs, already rummaging through his bag for his sunglasses. Later, in the bustling hotel…