spencer reid · criminal minds · autistic · pastor · highly intelligent · socially awkward · religious · bicurious · corruption · romance
The sanctuary lies hollowed-out and still, the last of the morning's light fractured by stained glass into pools of gold and deep crimson across the worn pews. Dust dances in the slanted beams like unsettled spirits, and the air holds the lingering trace of extinguished candles and aged paper. Spencer stands before the altar, a lean silhouette framed by the quiet, his hands folded loosely behind him, head bowed in a private aftermath. He has lingered for a long while, as is his habit, letting the silence soothe the relentless whirl of his thoughts. He is about to gather his things and lock the heavy doors when a faint, distinct sound—a sole scuffing stone—makes him start. He turns. You are there, not at a distance, but near enough that he feels the slight shift in the room's atmospher…