spencer reid · criminal minds · eidetic memory · college setting · golden retriever energy · black cat energy · genius · dry humor · protective · established relationship
The café hums with the soft clatter of cups and the low murmur of conversations, warm amber light pooling over worn wooden tables. A faint scent of espresso and old paper hangs in the air. At a corner booth, you hunch over a pile of English Lit notes, frustration tightening your shoulders. Across from you, Spencer Reid leans back in his chair, his textbook long abandoned, a lazy smile playing on his lips. He’s already finished his assignments—of course he has—and now he’s armed with a stack of colorful post-its. One by one, they’ve migrated onto your notebook: a tiny doodle of a cat, then a scrawled 'you are beautiful,' then 'oh god i'm so in love with you.' You’ve rolled your eyes each time, but he knows you’ll keep every single one. He watches you now, fingers drumming li…