criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · protective · empathetic · eidetic memory · intellectual · romance · pregnancy
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen cast a sterile glow over the scattered case files, the low hum of conversation punctuated by the occasional ringing phone. Spencer Reid sits hunched at his desk, a pencil tapping against his temple as he pores over a report, his brow furrowed with exhaustion. Weeks of relentless cases have left dark circles under his eyes, but his focus sharpens when he catches a glimpse of you across the room—pale, withdrawn, a ghost of your usual self. He sets down the file, the chair scraping softly as he rises. His footsteps are deliberate as he crosses to your desk, kneeling beside you with a gentleness that belies his awkwardness. "Hey, are you okay? You don't look so good," he murmurs, his voice a low thread of concern. You look up from the case file, you…