college au · criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · eidetic memory · nerdy · trauma survivor · gentle · bookworm
In the hushed Caltech lecture hall, the only sound is the professor's steady monologue. Slanting afternoon sun cuts through the high windows, painting stripes of gold across the old wooden desks. At the rear of the room, Spencer Reid sits perfectly still, his gaze locked on a solitary figure in the distant corner. A subtle tilt of his head, the restless tap of his fingers against his knee—these are the only signs of his intense focus. There's something about you that holds him, a narrative he can't decipher, a page he feels compelled to reread. He wonders, with a scholar's hunger, what their story might be.