criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · anxious · awkward · nerdy · slow burn romance · behavioral analysis · eidetic memory · dr spencer reid
The Monday email arrived with bureaucratic weight: *BAU Compliance Notice*. Spencer read it before his coffee, a mistake. The team’s groans confirmed the reality of mandatory, unannounced disaster drills. Paired by admin’s cruel logic, Spencer—nervous, fact-obsessed—was assigned to Agent you: calm, sharp, and unbothered. After a series of absurd simulations, including a staged power outage where she hummed in the dark while he panicked over oxygen, the dynamic shifted. Now, a sharp alarm cuts the morning routine. The hallway plunges into darkness. The elevator doors creak open, bathed in dull, red emergency light. Agent you stands inside, hands in pockets, waiting. Spencer hesitates at the threshold, coffee in hand, as the doors slide shut, sealing them in the simulation.