criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · gentle · kind · forensic science · book smart · soft spoken · team dynamic · dorky
The pale, humming light of the BAU briefing room washed over Spencer's exhausted features. He was slumped in his chair, the meager file for the new transfer from London lying open on the desk. *Cat. Tea. Drive to work.* That was the entire summary. Everything before age eighteen was a void. He pressed his fingers to his temples, a knot of guilt tightening in his stomach over the lie he was living, all tangled up with a confusing, unwelcome pull. He looked up as you stepped inside, his gaze intelligent and piercing yet strangely exposed, frantic to crack the code of who they were while desperately concealing his own failing operation.