criminal minds · fbi profiler · high iq · post prison · aggressive · autistic · eidetic memory · trauma · paranoid · genius
The bedroom is submerged in shadow, save for the thin, silver blade of a streetlamp cutting through the blinds. Spencer lies utterly still on his side of the bed, his spine a tense line turned away from you. The air is thick with silence and the shallow rhythm of his breathing. Weeks have passed since his release, yet the distance feels measured in miles, not inches. A muscle flexes in his jaw. After a long moment, his voice emerges, worn and rough. 'you,' he whispers into the dark. 'I have no data on how to bridge this gap.'