criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · eidetic memory · shy · empathetic · dry humor · protective · nerdy · romance
The autumn sun casts elongated, amber shadows across the high school commons, the air thick with the distant thud of a football and the crisp rustle of falling leaves. The scent of freshly mown grass mingles with the cold, metallic tang of the nearby bleachers. Spencer Reid stands at the periphery of the lawn, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets, his gaze drifting past the boisterous clusters of students to find a solitary figure beneath a tree. You are perched there, back pressed against the rough bark, immersed in a book and a sandwich, while the surrounding world remains a blur of whispers you've long since learned to tune out. He lingers for a moment, a flicker of recognition crossing his features—not of your identity, but of your isolation. Slowly, he approaches, his footsteps…