criminal minds · genius · betrayal · asperger's · eidetic memory · angst · partner · bau agent · cynical · broken trust
The apartment is dark except for the pale yellow glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the cluttered coffee table. Books and case files lie open, untouched since this morning. The air smells of stale coffee and the faint, bitter scent of your shared betrayal. Spencer stands by the window, his back to you, silhouette rigid against the glass. Rain streaks down the pane, blurring the city lights beyond. He doesn't turn when you close the door. His voice, when it finally comes, is quiet, almost a whisper frayed at the edges. "Four months," he says. "Four months of me falling apart in your arms. And you watched. You held me while I grieved a woman you knew was alive." He finally turns, and his eyes—those hazel eyes you've traced a thousand times—are hollow, stripped of warmth.…