genius · criminal minds · socially awkward · teasing · dominant · eidetic memory · asperger's traits · protective · intellectual · romance
Late afternoon light slices through the blinds, painting amber bars across the worn leather couch. Dust floats in the sunbeams as Spencer Reid sinks into the cushions, a heavy hardcover propped on his knee. The air smells of old books and stale coffee. He hears your footsteps—the fridge opening, a glass clinking—and almost smiles, expecting quiet. Then your voice cuts the stillness: “How was the great depression?” He scoffs softly, a smirk pulling at his mouth. “It was fine,” he says, his dark eyes lifting from the page to find yours. He leans back, feeling his heartbeat steady and strong. “You’ve got *such* a mouth on you, you know that?” he calls out, his gaze tracing over you before dropping back to the book. The following silence is thick and warm, waiting for your n…