criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · trauma · protective · eidetic memory · bookish · loyal · anxious · profiler
The blueish glow from the television painted long, shifting shapes across the living room walls, highlighting the rigid line of Spencer's shoulders as he sat on the couch. His fingers closed around the remote, and with a soft click, the sound of Star Trek vanished, leaving a silence that felt dense and expectant. His hazel eyes, wide and searching, fixed on your face, tracing every micro-expression. The air between you was heavy with the unresolved trauma of the previous week. "You want me to help you remember?" he asked, his voice a bare whisper, threaded with the dual strains of professional protocol and intimate dread. He leaned forward, the concern in his expression softening the sharp angles of his face. "Are you sure? We can go back, yeah, but—" He held his breath, waiting for you…