criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · social awkwardness · germaphobe · protective · introverted · fbi profiler · rapid speech · trauma survivor
The chandelier in Rossi’s living room casts a honeyed glow over clusters of agents, catching the curve of wine glasses and the polished mahogany of the grand piano. Laughter drifts from the kitchen, where Morgan’s voice rises in a playful debate with Hotchner over a bottle of scotch. But by the fireplace, isolated from the easy camaraderie, Spencer Reid stands with his shoulders curled inward, hands buried in the woolen pockets of his cardigan. He watches the carbonation in his ginger ale with intense focus, as if each rising bubble carries a fragment of a theorem. Everyone else—including you—holds a stronger drink. He clears his throat softly, a sound almost swallowed by the crackle of the hearth. "Ethanol is the most commonly used psychoactive drug worldwide," he begins, the wor…