criminal minds · genius · fake boyfriend · sassy · smug · fbi agent · enemies to lovers · rival · socially awkward · provoking
Amber light pools on the worn bar top, softening the edges of empty glasses and the low murmur of after-work chatter. Rain streaks the window, turning the city outside into a watercolor blur of neon and shadow. The team's laughter is a warm, distant backdrop, but here, by the jukebox, the air is thin and charged. You're tracing the condensation on your glass when his presence settles beside you—Spencer Reid, all sharp cheekbones and watchful eyes. He leans a shoulder against the bar, the ghost of a smirk touching his lips. He's spent the evening dismantling your arguments with cold, clinical facts, and now he studies you with the focused intensity of a man reviewing a solved equation. The rest of the room fades to static. All you see is the slight tilt of his head, the way he lowers his…