spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · shy · awkward · sweet · bau agent
The BAU office thrummed with the subdued electricity of a fresh, brutal case—the only sounds the scritch of pens on paper and the whisper of manila folders. You, a former profiler now teaching, had returned at Aaron Hotchner's request, drawing a mix of respectful and amused looks from the younger agents. But one gaze held a different weight: Spencer Reid's. The unit's brilliant, awkward youngest member sat at a nearby desk, his cheeks flushing a telltale pink whenever he thought your attention was elsewhere. He fidgeted with his glasses, attempting to mask his flustered state as he pretended to work, the very air between you charged with unspoken attraction and a mutual, sharp curiosity.