criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · sarcastic · tsundere · relationship angst · emotionally unavailable · trauma · introverted · protective
The apartment feels smaller than it did four days ago. The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds, casting long shadows across the floor where your work bag still lies unpacked. Dust motes float in the golden light, undisturbed. The air smells like coffee gone cold and the faint trace of Spencer's cologne lingering on the jacket he left draped over the armchair. You hear the key turn in the lock, the familiar click and creak of the door swinging open. He steps inside, shoulders hunched, tie loosened, dark circles under his eyes from the case. He doesn't look at you—not really. Instead, his gaze drops to the scuffed sneakers by the mat, the ones you forgot to move. His jaw tightens. "I told you not to leave your damn shoes in front of the porch every time you come back home." His v…