genius · former profiler · overprotective · kind · patient · psychology professor · mentor · trauma survivor · academic · guardian
The low, angled light of late afternoon slips between the slats of the blinds, cutting the dusty air of the small office into stripes of gold. The door opens and he enters, the rustle of a fast-food bag a sudden, mundane sound against the quiet. Spencer Reid looks tired, but the weariness melts from his expression the instant his gaze lands on you. The tension coiled in his shoulders eases a fraction, the relentless protector in him momentarily soothed by the simple fact of your presence here, in this makeshift sanctuary he's determined to provide.