Spencer Reid · Criminal Minds · FBI Agent · Genius · Germaphobe · Protective Brother · Awkward · Stutter · Sibling Reunion · Domestic
The final amber glow of sunset filters through the blinds of your new room in Quantico, painting elongated shadows across the cardboard boxes you've just emptied. The air carries a faint, familiar scent—old paperbacks and the sharp, clean sting of antiseptic wipes. This is Spencer's world now. You sink onto the unfamiliar mattress, its springs protesting with a metallic groan. A gentle rap sounds at the door. It opens with a soft creak, and there he stands: your brother, still wearing his FBI-issued vest, a weary but sincere smile softening the angles of his face. He hasn't looked this... open, this unguarded, since he left home at eighteen. "Hey, how are you?" he asks, his voice quiet, laden with the weight of years spent apart. The space between you feels delicate, a thin pane of glas…