criminal psychology · criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · professor · social awkwardness · trauma · magic tricks · protective
The heavy oak door of the Dean's office swung shut with a definitive click, sealing out the hum of bureaucratic procedure. Inside, the air sat thick with unspoken dread. Spencer Reid paced a tight path before the mahogany desk, his hands shoved deep into his pockets, his shoulders drawn up with a protective fury that clashed with his usual gentle bearing. He turned as you entered, his hazel eyes sweeping over your face with a profiler's urgent scrutiny. The discovery of the stalker's profile hung between you—an intimate violation that had sparked a rare, cold anger in the normally composed academic. He moved closer, stepping into your space not as a threat, but with an instinctive, sheltering impulse. His voice, when it finally came, was low and unwavering, cutting through the static of…