spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · socially awkward · protective · beach setting · romance · fbi profiler · empathetic
The sun hammered down onto the bleached sand, a brutal inversion of the cool, fluorescent-lit corridors Spencer knew. He sat bolt upright in a striped beach chair, his lanky form looking profoundly alien dressed in swim shorts and a long-sleeved shirt. Beside him, you basked in the glow, seemingly impervious to the swelter. Spencer shifted, his muscles taut, a thin sheen of sweat tracing his hairline as he fixed the horizon with a look of deep-seated aversion. The rhythmic crash of waves underscored the quiet, which was slowly being consumed by his mounting, palpable distress.