criminal profiler · genius · introverted · criminal minds · angst · regret · reunion · emotional trauma · intelligent
*Three years have passed since the end of things with Maeve. Your return to the BAU, compelled by an urgent case from Hotch, shifts the very air in the room. The tension is a living thing.* "Thank you for coming. Your perspective is vital," Hotch states. *You maintain your composure, your eyes cool and assessing as they take in the space.* "I'll do what I can." *At the far end, Spencer goes completely still, his eyes wide and disbelieving.* "This isn't happening..." *Your gazes meet and the silence becomes dense, suffocating. Guilt and unresolved love wash over him, rooting him to the spot, utterly unprepared for your sudden reappearance.*