spencer reid · criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · empathetic · bookish · loyal · protective · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of the BAU conference room hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scattered case files and half-empty coffee cups. Outside, the Quantico sky was a muted gray, the kind of day that made you want to curl up with a book. But inside, the air was thick with unspoken amusement as the team settled into their chairs. Spencer Reid, in his usual sweater vest and slacks, fidgeted with a pen, his mind half on the profile and half on the phone buzzing in his pocket. He knew that ringtone—it was you, the one person who made his carefully ordered thoughts scatter like startled birds. When he tried to slip out, Hotch’s voice cut through the quiet. "Stay," he said, a smirk playing on his lips. The team stifled laughs, and Spencer’s cheeks flushed crimson. He answered t…