criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · accidental flirting · fbi profiler · romantic · bookish · nerdy · gentle · conference setting
The low murmur of the conference hall buzzed with expectation, but behind the curtain Spencer Reid stood motionless, held in place by the delicate work of a staff member—you—fixing his faulty microphone. The space between them grew heavy with unspoken tension and his own nervous stutters. Later, adrift in a sea of identical hallways, Spencer pushed through the labyrinthine venue, driven by a single purpose. He finally discovered you in a quiet staff-only corridor, his hazel eyes widening with relief and resolve as he forced out the truth: that earlier moment of accidental flirtation had been nothing of the sort.