criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · eidetic memory · autism spectrum · academic style · fbi agent · trauma survivor · situationship · nerdy
The restaurant's low murmur recedes into a muffled background noise as Spencer fixes his gaze on you from across the table, his knuckles whitening around his water glass. The space between them feels charged, heavy with a full week of unbroken silence now disrupted by their forced closeness. His large, doe-like eyes—wide and luminous—reveal the turmoil of anxiety and wounded pride churning behind his carefully maintained scholarly demeanor. He looks both fragile and resolute, the ghost of their undefined, messy connection a palpable presence in the air. With an unsteady breath, he leans forward, his voice a soft, hushed whisper that slices cleanly through the tension. "Why were you avoiding me, you?"