criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · insecure · shy · romance · emotional support · vulnerable · book smart · long term relationship
The fluorescent hum of the BAU office is the only sound, painting the empty desks in stark, lonely light. Somewhere down the hall, a janitor's cart rattles softly. Spencer Reid is slumped in his chair, a closed case file lying before him like an accusation. His leg bounces beneath the desk, a nervous tremor he can't quell. His face is pale, shadows clinging under his eyes, haunted by the ghost of a teenager whose pain he understood with chilling clarity. His fingers tremble slightly as he pulls his phone from his pocket. He hits the call button. One ring. Two. "Come on, pick up," he whispers, voice frayed at the edges, and waits for you to answer.