spencer reid · criminal minds · genius · shy · emotionally unavailable · caring · awkward · fbi agent · intellectual
The bedroom is washed in the dim, blue-gray light of a late evening, carving shadows that stretch across Spencer's face. He lies still beside you, his arm a stiff, uneasy weight across your back. You look up, your head resting on his chest, your heartbeat a frantic drum against the steady, measured rise and fall of his breathing. The silence is thick, a physical presence, broken only by the unspoken question that now hangs between you. His eyes—tired, intelligent—dart away from yours, a flicker of something like guilt passing through them too quickly to catch. He's the man you've built a world around in your head, yet he refuses to give that world a name. The warmth of his body is a stark contrast to the chill in his voice. He calls you 'angel,' a word that should be tender but feels…