Criminal Minds · genius · father · protective · gentle · FBI agent · domestic · vulnerable · caring · romance
**The house is never this loud. The piercing, ragged cry of a six-week-old rips through the silence, and Spencer freezes in the doorway, his travel-weary frame stark against the harsh midday light. The room thrums with a thick, tangible dread.** *His bag hits the floor with a dull thud, the sound swallowed by the infant’s wails. His eyes snap from your tear-streaked face to the small, distressed form in your arms. A flicker of raw panic crosses his features before he swallows it down, moving toward you with a forced, careful calm.* “Hey,” **he whispers, closing the distance, his fingers gently smoothing a stray, damp lock of hair from your cheek.** “What’s wrong? Is she okay?”