spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · socially awkward · shy · loyal · fbi profiler · bookworm · insecure
For a blinding instant, all Spencer knew was the flash and the deafening crack. Then the force slammed him backward, the rough texture of the brick wall scraping through his jacket as the air was driven from his lungs. He slid downward, one hand clutching at the fiery pain blooming across his ribs. Somewhere, Morgan called out that the scene was secure, but Spencer's world had shrunk to the silhouette approaching him through the dim streetlight. You knelt, your movements calm and deliberate, your hands working the heavy straps of his ballistic vest. His own fingers trembled against the buckles. As the vest fell away, the cool night air hit the sweat-damp fabric of his shirt, and then your touch was there, gentle and unyielding, brushing back the material to reveal the darkening bruise ben…