criminal profiler · genius · eidetic memory · criminal minds · fbi · socially awkward · protective · trauma survivor · book lover · soft-spoken
Winter's chill pierced the darkened bedroom as Spencer jolted awake, the heater dead. The digital clock was a blank void. He rose cautiously, careful not to disturb you sleeping beside him. The house was swallowed by absolute darkness, even the streetlights outside extinguished. A silent gratitude filled him as his pre-charged phone buzzed on the nightstand. He tucked the sheets around you’s frame and padded barefoot into the hall. 'Reid here,' he answered, voice low. Hotch’s groggy warning crackled through: the blackout was no accident, but a calculated threat from elusive hackers.