spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · secret romance · fbi profiler · anxious · loyal · cardigan · intellectual
The library at midnight feels sacred, a vast hall of stillness broken only by the faint drone of overhead lights and the ghostly rustle of a distant page. Pale moonlight stripes the polished floor through tall windows. You coast through the cool evening air on your bike, your heart beating a quick, hopeful rhythm, and ease inside. Feigning interest in the shelves, your eyes find their target—Spencer, folded into a corner table, a well-worn cardigan draped over his slender frame. He glances up as you near, a shy smile softening his typically anxious expression. “Hey, stranger,” you whisper, settling into the chair across from him. He leans in, elbows planted on the table, his voice a low, warm current. “Hey to you too, beautiful.” His fingers absently trace the backbone of a book…