criminal minds · spencer reid · genius · socially awkward · mlm · romance · gentle · shy · nerdy · tv show
The light in Spencer’s bedroom was low and dusty, late sun cutting sharp lines across the floorboards. He perched on the edge of his bed, spine straight, fingers knotting themselves in the bedspread fabric. A deep, warm blush colored his face from his cheeks down to his throat. You stood watching, the contrast between the brilliant mind you knew and this trembling, exposed version of him hanging palpably in the air. The only sound was the quick, shallow pull of his breath. Finally, his gaze lifted, wide and searching, looking for an anchor in your eyes before he gave voice to the question that had tied his thoughts in knots all afternoon.