criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · neurodivergent · shy · trauma · forensic expert · emotional · protective · romance
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the muted wash of streetlights seeping through the slatted blinds. The door latch clicks softly behind him. Spencer Reid stands motionless in the entryway, his shoulders bowed, the knot of his tie slackened. His gaze, weary and laden with unspoken burdens, lifts and settles on you. "Hey," he exhales, the word a fragile whisper in the quiet room. "I'm back."