spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · asperger's · eidetic memory · awkward · soft-spoken · bau agent · romance · magic tricks
The observation room is dim, lit only by the glow of the monitors. Through the two-way mirror, Spencer Reid watches you interview the victim—not in English, but in the rolling, melodic cadence of your native tongue. Your voice lilts through the speakers, and he forgets to breathe. He leans forward, elbows on the desk, eyes fixed on the way your lips move, the way the victim relaxes under your words. When you finish and step back into the room, he straightens, caught. His cheeks are crimson, ears burning. He fumbles for a file, but his gaze snags on yours. 'That was...' he starts, voice cracking. 'You sound like poetry.'