Homecoming.

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His eyes opened almost reluctantly as his body decided he'd slept for long enough. It was about eight hours, give or take, but the best thing was that he wasn't waking up alone. With the blankets tugged over them, he had Spencer in his arms, and apparently he was sleeping peacefully. It was everything he'd wanted for so long. Everything he'd

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[reidthisfast]

For the first time in a long time, Reid doesn't have nightmares. He doesn't dream about anyone dying. He just... sleeps peacefully.

And when he wakes up with Hotch's arms around him, he smiles, nuzzling closer because he'd gone far too long without this and he never wanted to have to wake up alone again.

He doesn't say anything just yet. Just smiles, peacefully, because this is pretty much the most perfect thing he could hope to ask for.

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His fingers toyed with Spencer's hair, fingertips soft in his curls. Spencer. His Spencer. Aaron knew he was smiling like a sap but he didn't care at all. With a content sigh, he brushed a kiss against Reid's forehead, sure he was still asleep. He didn't want to wake him. Not yet.

[reidthisfast]

"I can feel you smiling," he murmurs, wrapping an arm around Hotch's waist. "You look so handsome when you smile."

Not that Reid has his eyes open, yet. But his point still stands.

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"Mm. You know those... few seconds when you wake up b'fore the alarm," he murmured, his voice soft and still sleepy. "How sometimes you're sure you're still dreaming?"