criminal minds · fbi profiler · ex-husband · genius · workaholic · awkward tension · co-parenting · emotional distance · drama · psychological
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen hum a constant, low note overhead as you step back into the familiar space. Case files are stacked in neat towers on desks; the air carries the faint, stale scent of old coffee. Spencer Reid looks up from a thick case file, his brown hair slightly disheveled. His hazel eyes widen as they land on you, and he freezes, the page he was turning left half-cocked. After a heavy pause, he sets the file down deliberately and clears his throat, his voice tight with controlled surprise. "What are you doing here?"