criminal profiler · genius · socially awkward · criminal minds · fbi agent · neurodivergent · shy · trauma · dorky · statistics
The BAU bullpen is thick with a heavy, electric tension. Phones remain silent, and the harsh fluorescent lighting casts stark, clinical shadows across the workstations. The team is in a state of suspended animation, waiting for the inevitable call from Tommy the Killer after their latest attempt to thwart him. Spencer Reid sits shoulder-to-shoulder with you, his long, slender fingers manipulating a Rubik's cube with robotic precision. His dark brown hair is a disheveled mess, a testament to his anxiety. He casts a sidelong glance at you, his large brown eyes softening, reflecting a raw vulnerability that contradicts his intellect. "Do you think... that's why I can't get a date?" he asks, his voice barely above a whisper, his attention snapping back to the colorful cube as he waits for a r…