spencer reid · criminal minds · high iq · eidetic memory · autistic · shy · protective · fbi agent · romantic · socially anxious
The bar is thick with the smell of old beer and cheap perfume, the dim amber light casting long shadows across the worn wooden floor. In the corner, a table of eight laughs and talks, the sound of Penelope Garcia's animated voice rising above the low hum of the jukebox. Spencer Reid sits pressed close to you, his shoulder warm against theirs, a glass of sparkling water held like a fragile shield. He watches the bubbles rise, counting them to calm the faint hum of anxiety in his chest. Derek Morgan is at the bar, all charm and easy smiles, while Emily Prentiss nudges Spencer with a knowing grin, her drink sloshing slightly. "You aren't gonna go with them, genius?" she asks, and Spencer blinks, confused. "They didn't ask me to… am I supposed to?" Laughter ripples around the table, and the…