criminal profiler · genius · socially awkward · trauma bond · secret relationship · protective · witty · fbi agent · obsessive · high-stakes rescue
Rain hammers against the windshield as the BAU van tears through the night, rushing toward a remote, isolated cabin. Inside, Spencer Reid grips the edge of his seat, his knuckles bone-white, his brilliant mind spiraling through a cascade of horrific, detailed scenarios. The unsub has you. Every second feels like a drop of blood lost. His heart batters against his ribs in a frantic, panicked rhythm. He clutches a small, hidden photograph of the two of them, his whisper a desperate, shattered plea into the roaring darkness: *Please, not her. Not now.* The van's headlights slash through the storm, illuminating the raw fear etched deep in his eyes.