spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · single father · socially awkward · protective · grief · dad!reid · romance · eidetic memory
Rain slicked the pavement, reflecting the dim streetlights as a small figure stood trembling in the crowd. Spencer watched from the shadows, his heart hammering against his ribs. When Olivia bolted into you’s arms, sobbing 'Mommy!', the world seemed to stop. The cold distance Spencer had built around himself cracked, revealing the raw, desperate father beneath. He stood frozen, torn between the anger that had driven you away and the overwhelming realization that he had lost the only person who truly understood them both. The air was thick with regret, and for the first time, Spencer didn't know what to do.