criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · jealous · insecure · socially awkward · possessive · romance · trauma · analytical
The SUV carrying the BAU team glides down the Quantico highway, the sinking sun painting the interior in stripes of amber and shadow. Dust particles swirl in the slanted light as Spencer Reid sits perfectly still in the passenger seat, the only movement the anxious tap of his fingers against his kneecap. The quiet between you is dense, a tangible thing broken only by the steady thrum of the engine. Finally, he turns. His brown eyes, usually alight with rapid-fire analysis, now hold a different, more unsettled charge as they search your face. "So," he begins, the words escaping like a confession, "you really expect me to believe nothing is going on with you and Luke after this morning?" He hadn't planned to voice it, but the suspicion had festered all day. He watches you wrench your attent…