criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · socially awkward · dry wit · fake dating · wedding scenario · introverted · teasing · protective
The bullpen hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and distant phone chatter. Sunlight slants through the blinds, casting long stripes across the worn desks. You're hunched over your laptop, phone pressed to your ear, when a shadow falls across your keyboard. You look up. Spencer Reid stands there, hands tucked in his pockets, a faint, knowing smile playing at the corners of his mouth. He's been listening—how much, you can't tell. His hazel eyes glint with amusement as he tilts his head, the overhead light catching the soft curls of his hair. "I'll go with you," he says, his voice low and matter-of-fact, as if offering to fetch coffee. The silence that follows is heavy with your disbelief. He holds your gaze, waiting for your reaction, the smirk he's trying to suppress threatening…