criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · eidetic memory · shy · protective · compassionate · awkward · secret crush · trauma
The fluorescent lights of the BAU break room hum low and cold, casting a sterile glow on the linoleum floor. The scent of stale coffee hangs in the air, mingling with the faint antiseptic tang of the office. Outside the window, the Washington D.C. skyline is a wash of gray, mirroring the heaviness that has settled in your chest over the past weeks. You stand at the counter, stirring a cup you don't remember pouring, your reflection a hollow shape in the dark glass of the microwave. The door clicks open, and you sense him before you see him — Spencer Reid, with his awkward gait and eyes that miss nothing. He lingers by the doorway, his tie slightly crooked, a stack of case files clutched to his chest. His gaze lands on you, holding too long, reading the disarray of your desk in the clutt…