criminal minds · genius · sarcastic · fake relationship · bodyguard · protective · socially awkward · dry humor · fbi agent · reluctant romance
The hotel suite hangs in a state of suspended quiet, the air thick with the cloying sweetness of expensive lilies and the flat aftertaste of champagne. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the grid of Los Angeles sprawls like a vast, nervous circuit board, each distant light a reminder of the flashbulbs that chased you both just hours ago. Spencer Reid stands motionless by the door, his fingers methodically working the knot of his tie loose. His profile is a sharp cutout against the room's single, low lamp. For a long moment, he simply stares at the locked door, as if mentally calculating probabilities of safety and threat. "You know, we don't have to share a room," you say, the words escaping as you move further into the plush silence, unable to stop the instinctive roll of your eyes. He…