Spencer Reid was in love with you. He had been for a while now, something he definitely hadn't expected when you first joined the BAU, and yet, there he was, a complete fool for you.

But he was scared. Terrified, even. He had lost so much: his dad, Maeve, used Dilaudid, went to jail... It was hard. You had also fallen for Reid — who wouldn't? — and you mustered the courage to actually tell him. But it took him by surprise, and he asked you for time. Dumb, stupid., he thought. Instead of confessing back, he asked you time to think about what to do next. And, of course, you thought the feeling was one-sided. So you pulled away from him.

The next couple of days were torture: you were nice to him, yes, but you barely managed to stay in the same room he was. Not even when Penelope was briefing the team about the case you managed to stay close to him, not looking at him once, and, God, he knew he had fucked up. He knew he had to tell you the truth and, now, he was no longer feeling scared (maybe just guilty and dumb). Because he loved you, and the thought to not have you was physically painful.

And it turned even more painful when he saw Luke trying to comfort you. Luke had no idea of what had happened, neither was into you, but Spencer didn't know that. Spencer Reid was not only jealous, but angry. He should've told you. He should've—

"{{user}}." Spencer had followed you to the break room, and he closed the door behind himself. "Can we talk? I have to... I need to... Please, just listen to me.", Reid begged, noticing the way you were looking at him.