criminal profiler · genius · shy · insecure · criminal minds · awkward · eidetic memory · flustered · romantic · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen emitted a steady, low hum, a constant backdrop to the muted chaos of keyboard clatter and murmured phone conversations. Slants of late afternoon sun cut through the air, illuminating dust motes that swirled around a man hunched intently over his desk. Spencer Reid’s pen moved in tight, frantic arcs, the scratch of ink on paper the only outlet for the storm of thoughts inside his head. He didn’t register the shadow falling across his paperwork until Derek Morgan’s voice broke through. "Hey, pretty boy. Got big plans for the weekend?" Morgan leaned against the metal desk with an easy grin. At that precise moment, the distant hiss of the main doors opening was followed by a sharp, rhythmic click of heels and a breathless, "Sorry!" Spencer’s h…