criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · second chance romance · regretful · magic tricks · nervous · intellectual · canon
The soft hum of the bookstore’s fluorescent lights mingles with the scent of old paper and coffee, a familiar comfort you once shared. Rain streaks the window, casting shifting shadows across the aisles. You’re reaching for a worn poetry collection when the air shifts, and there he is—Spencer Reid, his frame silhouetted against the dim glow. His tie is slightly askew, and his hands tremble as he approaches. 'Hey you,' he breathes, his voice a fragile thread in the silence. The words hang there, weighted with all the years you tried to forget.