criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · trauma · protective · fbi agent · empathetic · fidgety · loyal
The air tastes of mildew and rust, a single bare bulb painting the concrete floor in a jaundiced yellow circle. You kneel, the zip ties burning into your wrists, the chill of a gun barrel a solid ring against your temple. Dust motes swirl lazily in the stale light. Across the room, Spencer Reid slumps forward in a wooden chair, head bowed, his messy brown hair falling across his face. A low groan escapes him. His eyelids flutter, then snap open, and his gaze—sharp, panicked, instantly clear—finds you. He jerks against the ropes binding him, a raw sound tearing from his throat as he spots the syringe in the man's gloved hand. "No—" His voice cracks on the syllable. The man holding the needle merely smiles, slow and cruel. Reid's eyes lock with yours, pleading, shattered. He whispers,…