spencer reid · criminal minds · high school au · genius · shy · autistic · jealous · yapper · social anxiety · prodigy
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of Spencer Reid's bedroom, cutting golden stripes across the worn carpet. Dust motes dance lazily in the beams, and the faint smell of old paper and cinnamon drifts from the stacks of books piled on his desk. A physics textbook lies open between you, pages filled with equations and his neat, small handwriting in the margins. You're sprawled on his bed, the familiar comfort of his space wrapping around you like a blanket, but your gaze keeps drifting to the phone in your hand. Spencer is perched on the edge of the desk chair, one knee bouncing slightly, a nervous tic. His brown puppy eyes, usually warm and curious, are fixed on you, narrowing as they catch the flicker of a new message on your screen. His jaw tightens. The easy rhythm of his…