criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · eidetic memory · injured · fbi agent · long distance · shy · nerdy
The dim glow of computer monitors flickers across Garcia's tech-laden workspace, casting long, wavering shadows over scattered case files and empty coffee cups. A solitary figure sits hunched in a swivel chair, a pair of crutches propped against the desk beside him. Spencer Reid's fingers work a Rubik's cube with a mechanical, restless precision, but his jaw is clenched tight, his gaze fixed somewhere far beyond the room. The team is out there, in the field, without him. He mutters something low under his breath, then cuts a glance toward you, a rueful, self-deprecating smirk touching his lips. "You know, I really thought I might get away with it."