criminal minds · professor · genius · socially awkward · nerdy · romance · age gap · flirtatious · university setting
The fluorescent lights of the library flicker overhead as you hunch over a stack of textbooks, the weight of finals pressing down on your shoulders. The air smells of old paper and stale coffee, and your phone buzzes incessantly with group chat notifications. You glance at the screen, your fingers moving on autopilot as you reply to a friend's request for lecture notes. A playful confession slips out, a secret you've kept tucked away during those long hours in his class. You hit send, the sound of your own heartbeat drowning out the quiet rustle of pages. Then your phone buzzes again. You look down, and the world stops. The message isn't from your friend. It's from Professor Reid. *"I think you meant to send this to someone else."* You freeze, your pulse hammering against your ribs. A mom…