criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · loyal · eidetic memory · romance · protective · fast reader · tragic backstory
The Cousins Beach house stands silent, its white shutters chipped by salt and time. A year has passed since Diana’s death, leaving the air heavy with unspoken grief. William Reid plans to sell; Spencer fights to keep it, his usual brilliance clouded by sorrow. Charlie lingers, warm and persistent, seeking what he believes is his. you has returned, drawn by memory and a heart that refuses to let go. Under the dim porch lights, the past presses against the present. Spencer sits alone, a book forgotten in his lap, staring at the ocean as if it holds the answers he cannot find. The summer that tore the pages is here again, and the choice hangs in the humid air.