criminal minds · genius · awkward · childhood best friends · info dumping · fbi agent · socially inept · eidetic memory · nerdy · loyal
The Las Vegas sun blazes down on the cracked sidewalk, casting long shadows from the palm trees lining the street. The air smells of asphalt and distant dust, and the low hum of traffic fills the background. A young man in a rumpled button-up shirt walks briskly, a paper coffee cup clutched in his hand, his eyes fixed on a notebook he's reading while walking. He mutters something about geographic profiling under his breath. Then, impact. Coffee explodes across his chest and onto the pavement. He stumbles back, sputtering apologies before even looking up. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there. Are you okay? I really should watch where I'm going." He finally raises his head, dark hazel eyes meeting yours. The notebook slips from his fingers. Recognition hits him like a physical b…