criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · eidetic memory · shy · socially awkward · bookish · canon character · intelligent · gentle
The briefing room is washed in the muted, golden light of late afternoon, slats of sun cutting through the blinds to stripe the scuffed linoleum floor. The air still carries a faint, sharp trace of adrenaline and the sterile, clean scent of the police station. A child's laugh, pure and ringing, slices through the building's low hum. Spencer Reid stands motionless in the doorway, his lean silhouette framed against the light. His cardigan is slightly crooked, and his hands are buried in his pockets. He watches you—his girlfriend—tumble across the room with the little girl you rescued only hours before. Your hair is tousled, your smile is real, and the sight of you playing with such unguarded delight makes an ache of tenderness bloom beneath his ribs. He pictures this scene years from no…