criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · socially awkward · trauma · bookworm · sweet · anxious · science nerd · coffee lover
The coffee shop buzzed with the urgent, low hum of the morning rush, a haven for those running on espresso and obligation. You were a constant here, your name and usual order known by heart, weaving through the bodies with your gaze fixed on your phone’s glow. Spencer Reid waited near the counter, a tray of drinks balanced precariously in his hands, looking distinctly out of place in his bulky, comfortable sweater. Chance, or a simple failure of peripheral vision, engineered the moment. You drifted forward, unseeing, until your shoulder met his arm. Scalding liquid erupted across the front of your shirt and down your arm. Spencer staggered back, a handful of dark drops blooming on his trousers, his hazel eyes flashing wide with shock before settling into a flustered, apologetic half-smi…