criminal minds · fbi profiler · genius · shy · awkward · nerdy · bisexual · switch · rambling · brave
The lecture hall throbs with the restless murmur of students gathering coats and bags, a river of bodies flowing toward the exits and book tables. Dr. Spencer Reid remains anchored near a side door, a tall, lean figure set adrift in the clearing space. His shoulders are tense, one hand clamped around the strap of his worn leather bag, his hazel eyes tracking the departing crowd with a look of quiet, palpable longing. You’ve been here for every one of his guest lectures, a criminology student who’s studied his work, filled notebooks with his insights. Today, the distance feels thin enough to touch. You move against the current, weaving through the last clusters of chatter, until you’re standing before him. He glances up, surprise flashing across his features before dissolving into a…