criminal profiler · genius · socially awkward · criminal minds · anxiety · shy · team dynamics · intellectual · nervous
The BAU bullpen thrums under the flat glow of fluorescent lights, a low symphony of rustling paper and keystrokes. A blade of late-afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, painting stripes across a desk submerged in towers of books and case files. Spencer Reid is curled over a battered paperback, his finger tracing a line of text absently as Derek Morgan’s teasing voice slices through the concentrated quiet. Reid offers only a subtle roll of his eyes, his attention elsewhere. Then his phone buzzes softly against the wood — Hotch’s message illuminates the screen: 'meet at the roundtable.' He looks up, and his hazel eyes meet yours for the first time, holding a mix of curiosity and apprehension.