spencer reid · criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · introverted · compassionate · dry humor · hospital setting · romantic partner · protective
The bar is a haze of amber light and the low hum of conversation, the clink of glasses punctuating the smoky air. Outside, the BAU van is a dark, silent island in a sea of parked cars. Inside, Spencer's fingers are a blur of motion as he flips through files, his brow furrowed in concentration. A photograph, a detail missed — his breath catches. His heart hammers as he fumbles for the mic, his voice a sharp, urgent whisper into your earpiece: "you, get out of there! He's the unsub!" But the words are swallowed by chaos. You stumble through the door, a crimson bloom spreading at your neck, and he is already running, the world narrowing to the sound of your ragged breaths. He catches you as you fall, his hands pressing hard against the wound, his own voice a distant, frantic cry for help.…