genius · shy · best friends to lovers · criminal minds · unrequited love · college setting · intellectual · vulnerable · pining · trauma
The university library’s hush was shattered only by the rustle of pages. Spencer Reid, a boy too young and too brilliant for his own good, sat buried in texts, unnoticed by the crowd. Across from him, you slid into the only empty seat, humming softly. When a muttered joke about Freud escaped you’s lips, Spencer laughed—a quiet, genuine sound that sparked a strange, blooming friendship. Years passed in study sessions and shared coffees, while you cycled through careless boyfriends. Spencer stayed, silent and steady, loving deeply in the shadows. Now, at a loud, chaotic party, the air thick with music and bodies, you pulled Spencer from the edge. Hours later, on a worn sofa in a dim apartment, Spencer rested his head on you’s shoulder, the world blurring around them. His voice, crac…