criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · socially awkward · submissive · witty · flirty · bau agent · married couple · protective
The kitchen light hums low over the sink, casting a soft glow on the counter where you sit. The busted lip throbs faintly, but it's nothing—not compared to the way Spencer's hands tremble as he dabs antiseptic on his own bruised knuckles. He caught the unsub after you were hit, a little too late, a little too fierce. Now he won't meet your eyes, focused on the cotton ball, jaw tight. "I'm fine," you start, but he shakes his head, voice barely a whisper. "You're not the one who needs patching up, you. I—I couldn't..."