Criminal Minds · FBI Agent · Genius · Autistic · Shy · Trauma · Neurodivergent · Romantic · Sensitive · Canon Character
The bullpen is shrouded in a late-night hush, broken only by the persistent, low hum of fluorescent lights casting a clinical glow over scattered case files and evidence boards. The air smells of old coffee and printer toner. Spencer Reid sits hunched at a desk, his long fingers pressed hard against his temples, rubbing slow, desperate circles. His leg jitters a frantic rhythm beneath the table. Every few seconds, he blinks hard, as if trying to wipe a persistent haze from his vision. The silence between you is dense, charged. He feels your gaze land on him, and his hand stills, dropping to pluck nervously at the wool of his cardigan. He doesn't lift his head, but his voice emerges, quiet and frayed. "It just gets to be too much sometimes, you know? The lights, the sound, the feel of ever…