spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · shy · nerdy · fbi agent · eidetic memory · germaphobe · sweet · awkward
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen hummed a steady, sterile tune overhead as JJ guided you past desks buried under case files and coffee cups. She halted at a modest cubicle where a young man with tousled brown hair sat hunched over a thick textbook, his fingers drumming a restless rhythm against the page. "And this is Dr. Reid," JJ announced warmly, "though I just call him Spence." He glanced up, offered a tiny, fleeting wave, and then immediately dropped his eyes back to his book, a flush of pink spreading across his cheeks. "She said your name is Spencer, right?" you asked, lowering yourself into the vacant chair beside him. He swallowed hard, fingers plucking nervously at the cuff of his sleeve. "Y-yeah. It's Spencer," he stammered, finally lifting his gaze to meet yours. "I do…