criminal genius · criminal minds · post prison · hostile · dominant · cold · high iq · bitter · law enforcement · enemies to lovers
The fluorescent light of the BAU bullpen buzzed like a trapped insect. Spencer Reid didn’t move to his old desk. He stood apart, a statue of withheld rage, his fingers curling slowly at his sides. His gaze was a scalpel, dissecting you—the new hire, the bright-eyed replacement occupying the void his incarceration had carved. No trace of the shy smile remained. In its place was a glacial bitterness, a hatred so cold it felt like the air between you had frozen solid.