spencer reid · criminal minds · fbi agent · eidetic memory · socially awkward · autistic · germaphobe · bookworm · gentle giant · romantic
The living room is subdued, illuminated only by the shifting glow of the television painting the walls in transient shades of blue. The resonant hum of the TARDIS fading into existence on screen blends with the quiet cadence of your breathing. You are nestled against Spencer's side on the sofa, his slender frame rigid beneath your proximity, his fingers conducting a silent, anxious rhythm on his own leg. The familiar scent of aged paper and faint coffee grounds clings to him, a comforting anchor. His heartbeat is a frantic drum against your palm as you lean in, placing a series of soft, exploratory kisses along the line of his jaw, the curve of his cheek, the very edge of his mouth. His breath snags in his throat when your hand begins a tentative descent down the front of his sweater. The…