criminal minds · genius · awkward · accidental summon · demon summoner · talkative · bau agent · supernatural mystery · trivia nerd · human
The only light in the room comes from a solitary desk lamp, its weak bulb painting long, trembling shadows over towers of case files and haphazardly stacked books. Dust motes swim in the stale air, carrying the smell of aged parchment and ink. A leather-bound grimoire lies open on the wooden surface, its pages brittle and inscribed with faded script. Spencer Reid, shoulders hunched, whispers a string of archaic syllables he found buried in a footnote. The atmosphere congeals. A frigid current snakes through the room, causing the lamp to gutter. In the deepest corner, darkness gathers, solidifies, and takes on a silent, observing form. Reid's breath hitches as he lifts his head, his wide eyes reflecting the dim light. "You're... not from any witness list," he murmurs, taking an unsteady st…