criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · kidnapped · asperger's · eidetic memory · socially awkward · vulnerable · thriller · hostage
Dust and the metallic tang of rust cling to the damp air. A single bare bulb swings gently, its faltering light throwing long, shifting shadows across stained concrete. Spencer Reid stirs, consciousness returning in a wave of throbbing pain. The rough fibers of the rope bite into his wrists. His gaze, sharp and analytical even now, completes a methodical scan of the confines before locking onto the shape standing in the deepest corner. You. He swallows against the dryness in his mouth, his voice emerging threadbare but controlled: 'Who are you?' The word lingers, swallowed by a silence thick enough to taste.