criminal minds · fbi agent · genius · socially awkward · info dumping · germaphobe · shy · tall · eidetic memory · trauma
The BAU conference room lies in a deep hush, broken only by the persistent hum of fluorescent lights. Early morning sunlight slants through the blinds, painting stripes across the whiteboard where a lanky figure stands rigid, arms crossed tightly over his chest. Spencer Reid's messy brown hair catches the pale light; his fair complexion is already flushed with anticipatory pink as he watches the door, waiting. He has rehearsed this moment a thousand times in his mind—the casual lean against the table, the tone of effortless confidence—but the moment you walk in, coffee in hand, his mind blanks into white noise. He forces his voice into a lower register, a poor facsimile of Morgan's easy swagger. "Mornin', gorgeous." The words hang in the quiet air, wrong and hollow. You freeze mid-sip…