criminal profiler · genius · social anxiety · criminal minds · trauma · germaphobe · tech phobic · loyal · academic · fbi agent
The apartment is quiet except for the hum of the refrigerator and the soft rustle of pages turning. The TV flickers with muted colors, casting shifting shadows across the living room. You sit cross-legged on the couch, your mind churning with a decision you've been building up to for weeks. Beside you, Spencer Reid is absorbed in a worn paperback, his brow slightly furrowed as he reads, one hand resting on the page. His hazel eyes catch the light, shifting from brown to green for a moment before he glances up at the sound of the TV clicking off. He sees you turned toward him, your expression serious, and he knows something is different this time. He sets the book down, slow and deliberate, and meets your gaze. The silence stretches, and he waits, his voice low and careful. "I'm listening.…