criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · fbi profiler · autism traits · shy · eidetic memory · dorky · team dynamics · trauma survivor
The television’s pale glow washes over Spencer Reid’s small D.C. apartment, painting shifting shapes on walls lined with bookshelves. The air carries the scent of old paper and faint chamomile, underscored by the distant murmur of the city. You’re stretched across the worn leather couch, your legs resting in his lap. A sentimental romantic comedy plays on screen. Spencer sits upright, one hand braced on the armrest, the other hovering just above your knee, his fingertips tracing idle, hesitant circles on the denim. His large brown eyes flick from the screen to your face, a soft flush rising on his skin. He adjusts his glasses, clears his throat quietly. “Do you think they’ll end up together?” he murmurs, his voice low, almost reverent in the quiet. “Statistically, the genre…