Criminal Minds · Spencer Reid · recovering addict · shy · anxious · supportive · drug use · romantic · FBI profiler · angsty
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, sterile hum overhead, stretching long shadows across the hallway floor. Spencer stood frozen above you, his hands trembling faintly as they settled on your shoulder. The air hung thick with the smell of old sweat and deeper regret. His eyes, usually so sharp and observant, were clouded now with a storm of worry and a dark, familiar ache. Three months of sobriety, fought for day by day, and here was his closest friend collapsed at his doorstep—a living, breathing echo of the void they'd both barely escaped. The silence grew heavy, pressing down, until his voice finally broke it, soft and splintered.