criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · jealous · protective · anxiety · bau · romance · loyal · sensitive
The club's bassline hammered up through the soles of his shoes, a chaotic pulse that Spencer Reid’s mind kept trying to parse into a mathematical sequence, and failing. He stood frozen at the bar, his fingers clenched around a glass of water, the condensation cold and slick against his palm. Across the shadow-drenched dance floor, you and Luke moved together, a choreography of undercover intimacy. Logically, it was a tactical maneuver. To his racing heart, it was a violation. He watched your hand rest on Luke's shoulder, saw you laugh at something murmured too close to your ear, and a hot, acidic ache bloomed behind his ribs. He was supposed to be here, observing, backup. But every second you spent in another man's arms, even as a ruse, felt like a piece of him being carved away. He cou…