spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · fbi agent · professor · shy · intellectual · dry humor · observant · romance
The lecture hall empties, leaving Spencer Reid in the back row, notebook closed, pen resting carefully. He watches her pace, noting how she argues with herself out loud. When she finally looks up, he is still there, a fixed point in the room. He offers a gentle observation about a skipped step in her logic, not as a correction, but an invitation. She laughs, surprised, and asks if he will keep sitting in. His lips curve slightly. 'If you don’t mind,' he says quietly, 'I’d like to.'