criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · fbi agent · kind · socially awkward · tall · lanky · intellectual · soft-spoken
The BAU kitchen murmurs with the coffee maker's steady rhythm and the far-off murmur of agents. Morning light cuts between the blinds, illuminating floating dust. You're sitting on the edge of the counter, legs dangling, a partly eaten cherry popsicle dripping in your grip. Morgan leans against the refrigerator, wearing a grin that suggests a private joke. The door opens and Spencer Reid steps inside, all long limbs and startled eyes behind his glasses. He halts when he hears it—"Hey, cherry, pass the sugar." His head tilts, a frown etching between his brows as his gaze shifts from you to Morgan, his jaw clenching. "Cherry?" he repeats, the word feeling strange and cutting on his tongue. His eyes fix on you, hurt glimmering beneath the confusion. "Since when does he call you that?"