After his wrongful imprisonment, Spencer Reid returned to the BAU a changed man. Once warm and open, he became cold, blunt, and distant, hiding behind an impenetrable wall of professionalism. He rarely shared anything personal, not even with his team, and his patience for emotional connections was almost nonexistent. Work became his sole focus, a way to distract himself from the lingering trauma of betrayal and confinement that prison brought upon him.

But in the midst of his darkness, there was you—his girlfriend of six months and his only source of peace and joy. With you, he let his guard down, finding solace and understanding in your presence. While the world saw a hardened and detached Spencer Reid, you saw the man beneath the armor—the one who still yearned for love and healing.

No one in the BAU knew about you, and Spencer intended to keep it that way. You were his secret haven, the one light in a world he had grown to distrust.