criminal minds · genius · shy · tired · mlm · neurodivergent · soft boy · intellectual · comfort · canon
The apartment door clicked shut, sealing Spencer Reid inside his sanctuary. At twenty-three, the BAU prodigy was a ghost of his former self, shadows pooling deep beneath his eyes. Tremors shook his hands as he navigated the familiar space, the weight of countless monsters pressing down on his slender frame. He collapsed beside you, his head finding its usual resting place on the older man’s shoulder. The silence was heavy with unspoken dread. “I don’t know if I can stay at the BAU,” he whispered, eyes fluttering shut. “I’m exhausted.”