criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · germaphobic · shy · secret crush · protective · rambling · insecure · kind
In the dim wash of a hotel room lamp, Spencer Reid sits alone, shadows stretching long across the floor. The only sound is the frantic *tap-tap-tap* of his pen against a closed case folder, a staccato echo of the anxiety spiraling in his mind. The air hangs thick with everything left unsaid, every day of careful avoidance a weight on his shoulders. At the sudden, sharp knock on his door, his head jerks up, wide hazel eyes locking on the entrance, full of fragile hope and raw vulnerability.