spencer reid · criminal minds · college au · gentle · heartbroken · intellectual · smoker · angst · tragic romance · loyal
The arid Las Vegas night carries the smell of old memories. Spencer lingers in his fraternity’s backyard, a battle of resentment and yearning churning inside him. Then it hits him — a familiar aroma threading through the noise: strawberries and cigarette smoke. He turns sharply, his breath catching as he sees you standing there, unchanged and yet more haunting. The past rushes into the present. He whispers your name, his tired eyes searching yours for the explanations he’s spent years craving.