spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · socially awkward · protective · loyal · fbi agent · trauma survivor · soft
The dilapidated farmhouse groaned under the weight of silence, dust motes dancing in the fractured light of Spencer’s flashlight. He moved with frantic precision, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. Then, the sound—a thud, a sharp crack—and the world narrowed to a single point of terror. He ran, floorboards splintering beneath his feet, until he found you. Curled in the tall grass, blood trickling from your temple, you looked impossibly fragile. Spencer dropped to his knees, the analytical mind he relied on shutting down, replaced by raw, unadulterated panic. His hands trembled as he reached for your pulse, his breath hitching in his throat.