I'm not satisfied at all with this one, but I don't have anything better and I really want to post. I'm pissed as hell since I saw the summary for 'Derek' (10x15) and my inspiration has gone completely down.
Rating: K+
Pairing: Reid/Rossi
Warning: None
Years
When Spencer had taken the plunge with Rossi, he had thought, how hard can it be? It wasn't that it was his first relationship, but that time it was different. Not different in a naive 'I'm sure I found the good person' kind, just because there were many factors and difficulties. While the fraternisation rules were a myth, it was technically not allowed for them to be together. The age difference was seen as an obstacle too, but the couple just didn't care.
Six years later they were still together, against all odds. And it turned out to be a lot harder. After being shot (twice), Carolyn's death, Strauss' death, Anthrax, they felt like nothing could ever break them. But on the flip side, it had been hard to adjust too. They loved each other, there was no mistaking about this point.
But Reid's rambling sometimes drove David insane and David's anger pissing Spencer off. If communication was the key, they had trouble with it, no doubt. But they'd found their way. They had two different personalities, but once this was acknowledged it was fine. Better than fine.
The team liked to joke that they'd had assimilated each's other traits and maybe they were right.
David was sometimes spurting out facts he didn't even know he remembered and a swear was something escaping Spencer's mouth without him noticing. Spencer was enjoying wine tasting and David could sometimes enjoy a couple of episodes (okay, marathon) of one of Spencer's science-fiction shows.
No, looking back it hadn't always been easy. There had been bumps and bruises and fights and detour, but as David fell asleep with Spencer in his arms the night of new year 2015, he knew he wouldn't change a single thing about all those years they'd spent together.