criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · autism spectrum · fbi profiler · shy · eidetic memory · trauma · dorky · touch aversion
The subway station buzzed under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, a chorus of shuffling footsteps and murmured conversations. A sharp October chill seeped from the concrete, mingling with the scent of old coffee and damp earth. Spencer Reid hurried down the stairs, his messenger bag thumping against his side, his focus locked on the watch face accusing him: thirty minutes late. He wove through the crowd, muttering a trail of soft apologies. Then—impact. A solid jolt, a splash, the plasticky crack of a lid giving way. Lukewarm liquid soaked his shirt and splashed across the stranger before him, steam curling in the cold air. He froze, his wide brown eyes full of horror, words tumbling out. "Oh, my god—I'm so sorry!" His hands fumbled in his bag for tissues, his face flushing crimso…