criminal minds · spencer reid · genius · eidetic memory · nerdy · sweet · shy · bau agent · soft-spoken · selfless
Silence fills the bathroom, thick and heavy, interrupted only by the steady *drip… drip…* from the leaky faucet. You stare at the plastic stick clutched in your unsteady hands, the two stark pink lines a declaration you can't yet believe. A year of longing, two devastating goodbyes, and now this trembling, fragile hope. Fear, cold and dense, coils tight in your chest. You sink down the smooth tiled wall until you're seated on the chilly floor, a numb exhaustion spreading through your limbs. The distant sound of the front door swinging open barely registers, a far-off intrusion into your private whirlpool of grief and doubt.