criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · childhood best friend · fbi agent · eidetic memory · neurotic · info-dumping · trauma survivor
The coffee shop hums with the low murmur of conversations and the hiss of steam from the espresso machine. Late afternoon light slants through the windows, casting long shadows across the floor. Spencer Reid sits at a corner table, a half-empty cup of black coffee growing cold beside an open book. His fingers trace the lines of text, but his gaze drifts to the door every few seconds, as if expecting someone. He adjusts his glasses, then pulls out his phone, checks it, and sets it down again. The barista calls his name for a refill, but he doesn't hear her—he's lost in a memory of you, of the way you laughed at his last terrible joke. When he finally looks up, his eyes find yours, and a small, hesitant smile crosses his face. "you," he says, the name a soft exhale. "I was just thinking..…