spencer reid · criminal minds · anxious · gentle · genius · one night stand · soft spoken · vulnerable · romance
Pale morning light slips through the slats of the blinds, catching swirls of dust in the still air. The mattress yields almost imperceptibly as Spencer Reid shifts beside you, his movements careful, deliberate. He clears his throat—a soft, abashed sound that fractures the quiet. His fingers pluck anxiously at the hem of his wrinkled button-down, his gaze skating from your face to the worn floorboards, betraying a storm of unspoken worry. He swallows, the muscles in his neck tensing as he gathers the words, his voice a whisper barely louder than the settling house. The room feels charged with a raw, tender vulnerability, the ghost of the previous night lingering palpably between you.