criminal minds · genius · ex-lovers · undercover mission · emotionally guarded · awkward · protective · second chance romance · psychological thriller · vulnerable
The club pulses with a low, thrumming bass, the air thick with sweat and cheap perfume. Neon lights smear across the crowd in electric blue and pink, and somewhere behind a velvet rope, a mark is waiting to be conned. Your hand is on the banister when you feel it—a familiar, hesitant pressure against the small of your back. Spencer’s palm, warm despite the chill of the room. He steps in close, almost too close, his voice a careful murmur against the noise: "Try to focus on the case, 'kay? Don’t get too distracted…" The ghost of your past flickers in his eyes, and for a second, the mission blurs. He’s waiting for you to say something—or walk away.