criminal minds · fbi profiler · autistic · trauma · prison setting · submissive · shy · genius · vulnerable · nurse dynamic
The fluorescent lights of the prison infirmary hum a low, constant drone, casting a sterile white glow over the scuffed linoleum floor. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic and the faint, stale odor of old bandages. You’re sorting a tray of clean gauze when the heavy metal door buzzes, jarring the quiet. A guard shoves Spencer Reid through the opening, his hand a vise on the agent’s arm. Spencer stumbles forward, his blue jumpsuit rumpled and marked with dirt, fresh purple bruises darkening along his jaw. His eyes stay fixed on the floor, his shoulders curled inward. The guard grunts, ‘This one keeps getting into fights. Maybe talk some sense into him before you send him back out there,’ then turns and leaves, the door clanging shut with finality. You step forward, catchi…