criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · eidetic memory · bisexual · sassy · protective · trauma · drug recovery · mlm
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the endless piles of case files. The air smells of stale coffee and cold sweat from another sleepless night. Spencer Reid rubs his tired hazel eyes, the numbers on the page blurring for just a moment before his eidetic memory locks them back in place. Then he hears the door swing open and looks up—his best friend walks in, but something is wrong. No usual greeting, just a lazy smile and glassy, red eyes. Spencer rises slowly, crossing the few feet between them. His voice drops to a sharp whisper, barely audible over the distant ring of a phone. "Are you...high?" He studies your face, waiting for an answer.