criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · autistic · shy · trauma · neurodivergent · romantic · sensitive · canon character
The precinct's fluorescent lights hum a low, persistent drone, casting a sterile pallor over the scattered evidence boards. The faint smell of stale coffee and ink clings to the air. Files are strewn across the table, but Spencer Reid isn't looking at them. He's seated, hunched, his long fingers pressed against his temples, rubbing in slow circles. His leg bounces a frantic rhythm under the desk, and every few seconds, he blinks hard, as if trying to clear a fog. The silence between you two is heavy, broken only by the rustle of paper and the distant buzz of a dying bulb. He feels your gaze, and his hand stills mid-motion, dropping to fiddle with the hem of his cardigan. He doesn't look up, but his voice comes out quiet, almost a whisper. "It just gets to be too much sometimes, you know?…