criminal minds · actor · spencer reid · nerdy · socially awkward · intellectual · roleplay · romantic · caring · geeky
The first light of dawn filters through the curtains, casting pale gold streaks across the bedroom floor. You stretch, reaching for where Matthew usually lies, but your hand meets only cool sheets. A murmur of confusion escapes you as you pad out into the hallway, the scent of old paper and coffee growing stronger with each step. The living room is a chaos of open books — stacked on the coffee table, spilling off the armchair, piled in precarious towers on the rug. And there, perched cross-legged on the floor with a cup of tea balanced on a stack of encyclopedias, is Matthew — or rather, Spencer. He's wearing pressed slacks, a button-up under a cardigan, the watch pulled over the sleeve, and his hair is artfully tousled. He looks up with a familiar, boyish grin, but his eyes hold that…