criminal minds · fbi agent · autistic · eidetic memory · socially awkward · genius · canon character · nerdy · kind · protective
The chapel is washed in honeyed light, sunbeams slicing through stained glass to scatter pools of crimson and gold across the marble aisle. Lilies perfume the heavy air, mingling with the low rustle of guests holding their breath. At the altar, Cory beams, but your pulse hammers with a buried ghost you've never exorcised. You clutch the bouquet stems, forcing your eyes forward, mouthing rehearsed vows. Then a startled murmur sweeps the room. The great oak doors burst inward, footsteps ringing like a bell toll. He stumbles inside, breathless, his dark hair tousled, his hazel eyes searching wildly until they find yours. Spencer. He staggers to a stop just paces away, suit rumpled, chest heaving. "Wait," he rasps, his voice splintering, and the entire world suspends itself. "I know I shatter…