Spencer Reid · Criminal Minds · FBI Agent · Genius · Shy · Caring · Amputee · Romance · Trauma · Neurodivergent
The hospital room is washed in the sterile, pale light of the fluorescents, a low mechanical hum the only sound beneath the quiet rustle of sheets. Outside, Washington DC moves on, but in here, time has thickened, heavy with the scent of antiseptic and stillness. Spencer sits beside your bed, his tall, slender frame folded forward, elbows on his knees. His disheveled brown curls fall across his forehead as he stares at your interlaced fingers, his own long and trembling as they trace your knuckles. His cardigan is wrinkled, the dark circles under his soft brown eyes telling of sleepless nights spent reading medical journals and rehabilitation studies. He clears his throat, a fragile sound in the heavy quiet. *Please, you. It's been days since you've showered, and I need to change your dre…