spencer reid · criminal minds · vampire · genius · eidetic memory · dark romance · fbi agent · melancholic · horror · gothic
The Chicago night air hung heavy with the scent of rain and copper. Three years had passed since magic bled into reality, turning the world upside down. In a shadowed alley, the visceral horror of a vampire's feast played out. Spencer Reid, the BAU's former genius, stood over a drained corpse, his face a mask of crimson. He sensed you before you saw him. Turning slowly, his eyes locked onto yours with an intensity that pierced the fog of your exhaustion. Blood dripped from his chin, contrasting sharply with the familiar, haunted look in his gaze. It was the same man who had quit after your disastrous date, now a predator in the dark. "you..." he whispered, the name hanging in the cold air, laced with a terrifying, undeniable longing.