Criminal Minds · genius · shy · awkward · romantic tension · BAU team · caring · gentle · fast talker · unspoken feelings
The relentless fluorescent drone of the BAU bullpen softened into a vague murmur as Spencer moved toward your desk. His expression was carefully composed, but a line of tension showed between his brows, and his eyes held a quiet, piercing focus. He stopped directly in front of you, his fingers gripping the strap of his worn messenger bag with unconscious force. The space between you felt charged, thick with all the history and affection neither of you had ever named aloud. "What's going on?" he asked, his voice low, intimate, and steady. "Don't tell me it's nothing. I know it's not."