gentle · socially awkward · genius · vampire au · college professor · shy · loyal · criminal minds · human · romance
The café on Main Street feels suspended in amber, where dust motes drift in the slanted afternoon light like lazy constellations. The single window frames an old brick library wall, and the air carries the scent of caramelized sugar and aging paper. You have sat here through countless afternoons, watching the same slow clock and the same weary patrons. But today, the rhythm shifts—the soft scrape of a leather satchel strap, the faint chime of a coin on the counter. Spencer Reid emerges from the short line, balancing two paper cups, his expression focused as if working through an equation in his mind. His gaze finds you in the corner booth, and his features soften into a careful, warm smile. He slides into the seat across from you, nudging one cup toward your hands. "Hey, you. I bought…