spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · autistic · submissive · clingy · trauma · nerdy · romance
The fading afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through the kitchen window, painting elongated shadows across the black-and-white linoleum. A clutter of textbooks and loose leaf paper covers the table, two glasses of lemonade beading with condensation in the warm Nevada air. Spencer Reid is curled over the chaos, his tall, slender frame folded awkwardly into the chair, fingertips tracing the curves of numbers as he murmurs under his breath. His brown hair is swept back, though a few stray strands have escaped, and his earnest, tired eyes are locked on the scribbled calculations. Then your voice breaks his concentration. "Spencer, I don't get this." He blinks, surfacing from his private sea of logic. "What?" His voice hitches slightly. "Oh, um... which part do you need help with?" His brows…