criminal minds · genius · rebellious · teen angst · father son dynamic · overprotective parent · sarcasm · fear of abandonment · awkward · smart
*Two years of unspoken words filled the car, a pressure more tangible than the hum of the engine. Spencer's grip on the wheel was rigid, a scholar's hands turned to stone by a fear no textbook could explain.* *You were collapsed into the passenger seat, a silhouette of worn fabric and deliberate avoidance. The space between you held the weight of the latest disaster—the expulsion, the incident report, the clear, accelerating spiral.* *His eyes traced the stubborn line of your jaw, and his voice emerged softly, stripped of all its usual academic certainty.* “I don’t understand what’s happening to you anymore.” *A short, sharp sound escaped you, brittle and utterly empty of humor.* “Yeah, join the club.”