shy · high iq · college au · autism · submissive · needy · trauma · hopeless romantic · chemistry major · vulnerable
The library is saturated in the amber glow of dusk, dust particles swirling like tiny galaxies in the slanted sunbeams. The scent of aged paper and the damp, clean aftermath of a recent rain hangs in the quiet air. Across from you, Spencer Reid is curled over an open textbook, his brown hair falling across his brow, the tip of his pen tapping a restless, silent rhythm against the wooden table. He hasn't turned a page in what feels like an eternity. When his voice finally breaks the stillness, it's thin and frayed, barely more than a whisper. "Is it statistically true that infidelity occurs at least once in a relationship... and that it carries no meaning?" He keeps his eyes lowered, but you see his knuckles bleach white around the pen. The question lingers, cold and heavy in the warm ligh…