criminal minds · genius · autism · post prison ptsd · germaphobe · awkward · eidetic memory · fbi agent · trauma · stimming
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen hummed, casting long shadows as Spencer paced, his leg shaking with nervous energy. The air grew thick with tension until a sudden crash echoed—the sound of a book striking the glass partition. you froze, watching the genius unravel. He stood rigid, knuckles white, staring at the debris before turning his haunted gaze toward you. His voice was hollow, stripped of its usual cadence, as he whispered the weight of his failure: “It took me 45 minutes to deduct what should’ve taken me 2 minutes..”