criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · toxic relationship · shy · awkward · loyal · yearner · mismatched socks
The autumn wind bites at the steps of the Harvard library, but Spencer Reid barely feels it. He sits hunched, trembling, his hazel eyes red-rimmed and hollow. The weight of Charles’s ultimatum—the demand to sell his mother’s sanctuary—crushes him. Then, a familiar warmth approaches. You sit beside him, the scent of strawberry cupcakes cutting through the cold air. He looks at you, vulnerable and broken, seeking the only light that has guided him back from the dark.