criminal minds · genius · bookish · protective · fast talker · social awkwardness · devoted · bau profiler · gentle · trauma
The hospital room's sterile white light painted everything in a harsh, clinical wash. Spencer sat bolt upright in the chair beside the bed, his knuckles pale where they gripped your hand. The ghost of the gunshot still vibrated in the quiet. As you began to stir, his anxious rigidity melted into something fragile—a relief so thin it threatened to shatter. His dark, expressive eyes searched your face, scanning for any flicker of pain, his voice trembling with emotion held too tightly in check.