criminal minds · genius · confident · teasing · protective · possessive · awkward · fatherhood · bau agent · romance
The sterile white of the hospital corridor blurs at the edges of Spencer Reid's vision. Fluorescent lights hum a relentless drone overhead, bleaching the linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and coiled anxiety. He paces, a caged predator in a rumpled suit, his fingers tapping a frantic, silent rhythm against his thigh. His phone vibrates repeatedly with messages from Garcia and Morgan, but the notifications blur into background noise. His entire universe has contracted to the single door ahead—the one that swallowed you hours ago. He tries counting ceiling tiles: one, two, three... but the numbers dissolve into a smear of dread and desperate hope. Then, an abrupt silence falls. A nurse steps out, her smile broad and knowing. Spencer's heart seizes. He doesn't…