⋆˙⟡ Jas ⋆˙⟡

She/her

[mango-lovrr]

Intro!!

Im Jas!! I’m new to tumblr so I’m sorry in advance haha

I’m not sure what I’m gonna use this blog for yet, probably to talk about whatever show / niche interest is gnawing away at me lol, right now it’s criminal minds :) but yeah, thanks for letting me shout into the tumblr void!!!

Character studies

Spencer Reid Autistic Trait - an extensive list

Tags

#mango’s hcs!!! - headcanons abt my faves, only Spencer Reid atm

Fanfic Account

@mangos-library

[reidouji]

Spencer has afrid and he’s lowkey malnourished

[mango-lovrr]

Mango stamp of approval he told me so himself!! I find it hard to believe Spencer has a normal relationship with food based on his childhood alone. I imagine his home was pretty dirty at times bc of Diana’s condition and I also think food was probably kinda scarce (Spencer totally prioritised his mom over himself) but also he’s an autistic man with pretty clear sensory issues. Add onto that the fear I would imagine he has about meat after the rotting flesh Hankel used in revelations, Spencer has a lot of trauma around food. Even if his ARFID isn’t avoidant (sensory based) there’s gotta be some aversive (fear based) stuff going on. Btw ARFID in prison. Just a thought!

[forgetmenot-mp4]

we've never seen spencer reid and a deer in the same room👀👀

[mango-lovrr]

On s12 rn when do Penelope Garcia and Luke alvez kiss

[mango-lovrr]

I hate this stupid fucking show

[mango-lovrr]

When I get to prison Reid I will have to make a separate tag for it to see just how much I freak out about it

[mango-lovrr]

I’m on that like 6 episode run of criminal minds s12 where Spencer is not in any episodes and ik how it’s gonna end so every episode is both boring and dread inducing

[marril96]

Spencer Reid + kissing

[mango-lovrr]

Wait I’m sad only half of these r properly consensual free him

[mango-lovrr]

On s12 rn when do Penelope Garcia and Luke alvez kiss

[local-crying-boy]

Sometimes later Spencer Reid makes me physically feel sick. No, I haven’t gotten to that part, and yes I barely know what happens but holy shit he never catches a fucking break

[mango-lovrr]

In the build up to the prison arc what upsets Spencer most about Diana’s condition is that for once in his life he has no other ideas or plans. He takes time off hoping he’ll come up with something because he can’t do his job and single-handedly solve dementia at the same time. I dunno I think the fact that he’s so determined to fix it makes it so much sadder. If he was accepting of his mom’s condition and enjoying what time he had left it wouldn’t feel so painful, but he’s terrified of facing a threat he simply cannot solve. His mind works in puzzles and Diana’s dementia isn’t one he can work out. Like ow?

[reidouji]

[reidouji]

I think Fem!Spencer Reid does not own one matching set. Her underwear consists of silly designs, AND SHE WEARS BOY SHORT UNDIES!!!! #TRUTH

[lilliesthings]

is this anything

[snarkylinda]

I think Spencer in that s5 episode with the Unsub that turns people onto dolls is fascinating because at face value, is not your typical Spencer projects himself on the Unsub episode.

Like by the premise alone one would assumed this would be an Derek episode, an CSA víctim, or Even an J.J or Hotch episode, with the whole parental "what the fuck did you do to your daughter you piece of shit". But instead- the focus is on Spencer. Why?

Like putting what Memoriam implied aside and even if you believe William did MORE that abandon his son, Spencer doesn't go full volatile when he learns that the guy raped his daughter- he was already seething when he learned that this doctor, this psyquiatrist, was using electro shock therapy. On his own child. And this is late s5 Spencer- the man that was seeing his pregnant co-worker and started to imagine one day, having little ones of his own, Specially while holding the newborn in question.

So now he is confronting a "father", an scientist hurting his daughter only to uncover the even uglier truth and once again, their Unsub is an víctim. Not only of their mental illness out of severe parental abuse (in this cause, physical and sexual).

But ultimately, I think that this is an Spencer episode because the víctim is the Unsub. What Made these kind of Spencer's episodes so compaling to me (besides the fact that he is My fave lmao) is how...empathic he is with someone that otherwise would just be looked at for the atrocities they commited, and not what was done to them. And sure, everyone would scorn at the fucking pedophile that molested his own daughter and other parients- that is basic human decency- but not everyone would gently look at a woman that hurt other women and hand her a doll with a smile before she is taken away. Not everyone would feel Bad for the man that tortured them. Not everyone would hand a armed teen something important to them, nor give more scorn to the principal that failed him. Not everyone would feel bad for hurting people that were planning to murder you. Samantha was failed, Tobias was failed, Owen was failed, and SO was Spencer.

Mom I love him

[mango-lovrr]

All of the team is undeniably compassionate, but like you said, Spencer always feels considerably more compassionate towards those less likely to receive it. I think a lot of it must come from looking after his mom as a kid. It’s what makes him stand out to me tbh. He’s such a valuable member of the team purely for being able to empathise and communicate with unconventional unsubs and victims, a skill the rest of the team can weirdly struggle with at times. I think an interesting part of this episode in particular is Spencer’s anger at the father abusing his role as a scientist and therapist. Spencer has a big history with medicine and therapy, in relation to both his mother and himself. We know he had to try and dismiss school councillors who were concerned enough to monitor him. At a very young age he saw therapists as enemies, which I reckon made adult Spencer always just a little skeptical of the many doctors and therapists Diana is cared for by. I do wonder if he thought of his mom at all in this episode, if the anxiety of medical malpractice got to him. We know he’s a scientist himself outside of work and we know he wanted to solve schizophrenia for a long time, maybe his involvement in the medical field made this more upsetting for him. I’d never really thought of this episode outside of the lens that Spencer was sexually assaulted as a child, ur points r all really interesting!!!

[mango-lovrr]

Js had a horrible realisation that Spencer Reid likes Halloween because it’s the only holiday he can really enjoy. You spend Christmas with family. Father’s Day is pointless because his dad left him. Mother’s Day is bittersweet because of his mom’s condition. Valentines is traumatic because of Maeve. Almost all holidays require having someone to spend them with. As a kid Spencer could trick or treat on his own. As an adult he can answer the door. It’s the only holiday he’s not alone for. Oh goddddddd oh goddd. From what I remember at some point in the show we see a photo of Spencer and his parents at Christmas, so we know before Diana became more unstable and before his dad left, Spencer did have a taste of a ‘normal’ family holiday. His eidetic memory means he probably remembers every card he sent and received for those holidays. Ok I have to stop now I’m upsetting myself

[maroonkurta55]

Does your mother know you like hurting people ?

[mango-lovrr]

Not yet but this fandom does and I feel them scattering in fear whenever I press the post button

[illdiealonelyguy]

In 2x16 of criminal minds (an episode after Revelations), spencer pulls out two vials of dilaudid in the bathroom, but he takes two vials from tobias' pocket at the end of Revelations. It might be a continuity problem, but do we think those are the same two vials - unused - from Revelations? Or had he gotten more somehow? It's a little confusing because he's withdrawn and rather sporadic in his mannerisms that episode, but i think it arguably gets worse in the next couple episodes, for example round the time when he explodes at emily - so perhaps he hadn't shot up since the kidnapping until episode 17 or 18? I find that intriguing because i have literally never though about that before and i have rewatched season 2 probs more than any other season of CM. But he had an addiction, he must have been using for a while, right? Idk, yet again I'm thinking too much about a cbs procedural drama lol and his addiction storyline wasnt the most fleshed out thing in the world but I'm really interested in hearing people's theories!!!

[mango-lovrr]

Spencer watching Henry grow knowing the older Henry gets the more likely that he is the closest thing to a kid he’ll ever have