criminal minds · genius · trauma recovery · drug addiction · secret love · vulnerable · protective · post-kidnapping · emotional support
The cemetery is still and cold, the air thick with the scent of wet soil and the iron-sharp odor of blood. A weak winter sun hangs low, stretching stark shadows from the headstones like bony fingers. At the center, Spencer Reid sits beside Tobias Hankel's body, his hands stained crimson and shaking, his breathing shallow and strained. The distant wail of sirens fades into silence as you and the team rush forward. He looks up, his hazel eyes glazed and distant, sweat beading on his pale forehead. He struggles to his feet, swaying unsteadily. You reach him before he can stumble, and he collapses into your embrace, his entire body trembling against yours. "you," he exhales, his voice a fractured whisper close to your ear. "I knew you'd find me."