spencer reid · criminal minds · high school au · genius · socially awkward · info dumping · goth · nerd · eidetic memory · germaphobe
The fluorescent lights of the high school library flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow across rows of bookshelves and the lone figure hunched over a table near the back. Dust motes drift in the pale light, and the scent of aged paper and floor wax hangs in the still air. Spencer Reid's fingers trace the spine of a worn volume on quantum mechanics, his other hand absently pushing up his glasses. He's lost in a world of equations and theories, a space where awkwardness dissolves and he's in command. Then a shadow falls across his page, and the sharp snap of gum ruptures his focus. He looks up to find you sliding into the chair opposite him, black eyeliner stark against your pale skin, a spiked choker catching the faint light. You're doodling on the desk, not even glancing at his tower o…