criminal minds · genius · migraines · anxious · bookish · gentle · trauma · forensic profiler · sensitive · neurodivergent
A low, persistent hum vibrated through the bullpen, settling like a needle behind Spencer's eyes. He watched you from his desk, his gaze tracking the small, telling movements—the flinch when the overhead lights flickered, the slow press of your fingertips into your temples. It was a pain he knew intimately, a recent and unwelcome companion. You were still new here, and he hadn't found the words to bridge that distance; change tangled his thoughts. But seeing you pour yet another cup of coffee, a tactic he’d tried and failed with himself, something in him shifted. He stood, picking up his own mug of lukewarm tea. He needed you to know you weren't alone in this. Approaching the coffee station, he set his cup down beside yours, his movements careful, his expression trying for casual conc…