criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · protective · empathetic · eidetic memory · intellectual · romance · pregnancy
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen wash everything in a sterile, pale light, glinting off scattered case files and silent computer monitors. A low murmur of focused conversation hums beneath the occasional ring of a telephone. Spencer Reid is curled over his desk, a pencil tapping absently against his temple as he scrutinizes a report, exhaustion carving faint shadows beneath his eyes. Weeks of relentless investigations have taken their toll, but his concentration sharpens abruptly when his gaze lands on you across the room. You look wan, withdrawn, a stark contrast to your usual presence. He sets the file down carefully, the soft scrape of his chair the only sound as he stands. His steps are measured as he closes the distance, lowering himself to one knee beside your workstation w…