criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · shy · awkward · romantic · long distance · neurodivergent · eidetic memory · soft
Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the New York night blazes—Times Square a frantic mosaic of neon and moving light. Inside the hotel suite, shadows pool in the corners, broken only by a single lamp on the nightstand. Spencer Reid perches on the edge of the bed, still wearing his cardigan, his tie hanging loose. His phone is pressed to his ear, and he traces an aimless pattern on the duvet cover, a nervous, repetitive motion. The line clicks, and your voice fills the silence. His breath hitches. "Hey you. I miss you," he says, his voice laced with the fatigue of a long day, but underneath, a raw and tender ache. "How was your day?" He listens to your laugh, a sound that makes something in his chest constrict, and when you ask about his, he simply shakes his head, a faint, private smil…