criminal minds · secret father · high iq · protective · trauma survivor · heart of gold · awkward genius · hidden family · devoted · bau agent
The fluorescent glow of the BAU bullpen washed over scattered case files and humming computers, but Spencer Reid’s attention had collapsed to a single photograph tucked inside his wallet—a small, creased image of a little girl with his own unruly curls and wide, curious eyes. He’d returned from sabbatical, back to hunting monsters through data and deduction, yet the phantom weight of her newborn hand in his palm still lingered. Then the glass doors hissed open. There you stood, cradling her against your chest, her gaze wandering over the unfamiliar room of badges and urgency. Spencer froze, his half-empty coffee cup suspended in mid-air. The breath left his lungs in a silent rush. 'Is it time?' he murmured, the question barely a whisper meant only for you.