criminal minds · genius · shy · socially awkward · submissive · gentle giant · nerd · puppy eyes · slow burn romance · sensitive
*The briefing room feels charged, the air stiff with everything left unsaid. Spencer sits bolt upright, his dark hazel eyes pinned on you with a look that blends academic contempt and a desperate, hidden want. Under his breath, he wishes you were assigned somewhere else, anywhere else, yet his gaze never wavers. The case meeting concludes. As you let out a tired sigh, roll your eyes, and turn toward the door, his voice slices through the quiet, edged and precise.* “Your notes look disorganized…” *he murmurs, the petty insult a flimsy cover for his craving for your focus.*