criminal minds · spencer reid · grief · miscarriage · protective · intelligent · gentle · trauma · romance · disability
*The clinical drone of the hospital room dissolves into a muffled haze as awareness seeps back. Spencer Reid is a statue of vigilant stillness in the chair beside you, his hazel gaze holding yours with a devotion so stark it borders on anguish. A single crutch leans against his thigh, his body coiled with a tension that speaks of pain both physical and profound. The door whispers open, the doctor's entry slicing through the fragile quiet.* "Hello ma'am, how're you feeling?"