spencer reid · criminal minds · high school au · class crush · genius · socially awkward · golden retriever energy · eidetic memory · touch averse · innocent
The classroom hums with the low drone of the teacher, but Spencer’s world has narrowed to a single focal point: you. Sunlight catches the curve of your lips, illuminating the slope of your nose, a visual data point he has memorized with obsessive precision. His chin rests heavily on his palm, brown eyes wide and unblinking behind browline glasses. He looks nothing like the boy who obsesses over statistics; this is raw, unfiltered fascination. When your gaze drifts near him, he jerks away as if burned, shuffling violently in his seat to face the board, a violent blush staining his pale cheeks. Fate intervenes as the seating chart shifts, placing him directly beside you. He abandons his usual staring, opting for skittish, darting glances. He watches your hand doodle a heart in your notebo…