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number one rule! never believe ur thoughts after 10 pm . unless its about The Character then believe all of your thoughts wholeheartedly
Slow mornings - Steve Harrington
╰summary: reader has a chronic headache, and Steve is there to support them ╰pairing: Steve x reader ╰Warnings: mentions of chronic pain and figuring out a way to live with it, really I'm just describing how I feel so I'm sorry if it's not equal to other descriptions!! exhausted!reader, the cutest and most loving boyfriend!Steve ╰word count: 1.2k (posting this again because it got a content label lol) જ⁀➴Masterlist
Rays of blazing sunshine were making their way through Steve's curtains and into his room. Eyes lazily focused on your face, he quickly makes notice of the light blinding you. He watches as your eyes squint, desperately trying to shut out the sun by pushing your eyelids even more together.
With his head resting on his right arm, he slowly lifts his left one. Tongue poking out of his mouth in concentration, he tries to find the perfect angle to hold his arm as to provide some kind of shade for your eyes. A soft groan escapes your plump, pink lips and you turn to your other side, facing him, albeit your eyes staying closed shut . He lets his hand sink in disappointment, and cautiously lets it rest on your hair, stroking it without trying to wake you up further.
Instinctively, you snuggle closer to him, his skin, his warmth. The morning has not fully secured you yet, mind somewhere between consciousness and dreams. Steve slowly draws circles on your soft skin, and you hum in approval. Eyes still closed, you blindly press a kiss to his biceps. He had the softest skin on his arms, and he knew that was your favorite spot on his whole body. A grin tugging at his lips, he tries resisting the goosebumps arising on his arm.
Head falling back, he relinquishes in the feeling of being kissed by you. His favorite feeling in the world. A low chuckle vibrates through his body as you lazily trail your lips from his biceps to his naked chest, where your mouth finally rests and you cuddle even further into him.
Steve snakes his free arm around you, pulling you impossibly, yet most desirably, closer. He presses a long, firm kiss on the top of your head and sighs into your hair. ''Need to save the world today?'', you mumble, almost incoherently, into his skin. He shakes his head in answer and grins, hand still stroking your hair. ''No, babe. Slow morning.''
He stays in this position for a few more blissful minutes, before his insides urge him to move, to do something. Silently, he tries to remove himself from your grip without interfering your post-sleep drowsiness. You mumble in disapproval and try to pull him closer once you sense his body slipping away from yours.
''I'll make some coffee, okay babe? Come down when you're ready,'' He tenderly placed a hand on your head and another kiss in your hair. He could hear you grumble in reply as he searched the floor of his room for some sweatpants. Seeing the warm, yellow light streaming into his room, he hopes a mild breeze would accompany the weather and decides against a shirt before climbing down the stairs. Downstairs, he makes coffee and then starts preparing breakfast, all the while humming your current favorite song that wouldn't stop being stuck in his head.
The stairs give a few quiet creaks and a delicate smile begins tugging at the corners of Steve's lips. He gleefully anticipated your presence, your touch on his body as you would sling your arms around him from behind like you did most mornings. But the steps on the stairs seem slow, and it is quieter than it usually was when you approached the kitchen. He instantly senses something is off.
He turns around to take you in, brows already furrowed in concern. You didn't have to say anything. Steve could see it in the slight twist of your lips, in the way your eyebrows were pinched together in a look of pain. Your hands seem to shiver slightly, and your beautiful eyes are squinting against the brightness of the kitchen. Steve takes a few hurried steps towards you and immediately places his hands tenderly on your arms.
Head bent down to catch your gaze, he tries assessing what exactly it was today. He knew you were fighting with all kinds of pains for almost your whole life. ''Head?'', he asks, adding your quietness and the sensitivity to light to his mental notes of your symptoms, to which you silently nod in answer. Your eyes meet his for the first time this morning, and he has to hold back a gasp at how they are already filled with tears. ''Oh, baby,'', he mumbles, then places a careful hand against the back of your head and pulls your body against his in a hug.
Shivering hands cling desperately to the skin on his back as your body begins to shake from the first sob. ''I just want a slow morning with you. No pain, no stress...'', you trail off, tears wetting his chest, but he doesn't mind in the least. With his brows still furrowed in despair, in this moment, and not for the first time, he just wishes he could take your pain away and endure it himself. ''I know, baby. I know.'', another kiss placed on your head, hand stroking your hair and then down your back, trying to calm you, knowing it will only make your pain worse.
''Let's get you back in bed, yeah? I'll close the blinds real tight, so it's good and dark for you, yeah? Then you try and close your eyes, and I'll bring you some coffee and a lot of water,'', he proposes everything he knows to have helped you at some point in the history of your headaches. You nod in agreement, tears still streaming down your reddened cheeks, but there are less of them, now.
''I just want someone to help me, to tell me what this is,'', you whisper as you slightly pull away, gesturing vaguely to any part of your body. His eyes are now filled with sadness, as well. ''We'll go to as many doctors as it takes, baby. I will make an appointment with every doctor in the whole country if I have to. I'm with you, baby. I've got you.'' Another kiss is placed, this time on your forehead, and you close your eyes in the closet thing to contentment you can muster right now.
''Thank you, Stevie.'' Words whispered, you loose yourself in the warmth of his eyes, and finally a hint of a, albeit tired, smile is playing on your lips. ''Nothing to thank me for. I love you.'', he clarifies, cupping your cheeks in his soft, warm hands, and bending down to place a tender kiss on your lips. He starts pulling away, and you lazily chase after his lips, not ready to let go yet, craving his touch.
Steve lets out a loving chuckle, then plants another, longer kiss on your mouth, making you sigh into it. He grins until his lips are no longer connected with yours. ''C'mon, baby. Get back to bed. I'll be with you in a minute and then you get all the kisses you want, deal?'' The proposition makes your eyes glisten with excitement as though you would tell a child they would get candy. It almost makes Steve's heart explode with adoration. Jesus, how he loves you.
He watches you grumpily climb the stairs to his room again, as he finishes up a tray with coffee, water, and something to eat before following you upstairs. Back in his room, he closes his curtains the best way he can, before climbing in bed next to you. Were it not for your headache, he wouldn't have minded a morning like this. Cuddling, tender kisses placed on skin, and dozing off. The most important part was you, always. The rest, he did not care about.
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Neural Substrates - Spencer Reid
╰summary: Spencer and you have been dating for a few weeks now. When he sees how Luke makes you laugh, he cannot really describe what he is feeling. Surely it cannot be jealousy, right? ╰pairing: Spencer x reader ╰Warnings: jealous!Spencer, bau!reader, reader and Spencer are not yet in an established relationship, insecure!Spencer, Spencer just doesn't want to do anything wrong and is scared he's losing reader, angst/comfort with a fluff ending ╰word count: 1.4k જ⁀➴Masterlist
On a Friday night, the bullpen was quieter than it usually was. It seemed even FBI agents occasionally wanted to spend their weekends somewhere other than their work place. Against the relative silence, the fluorescent lights above were somehow humming louder than they regularly were.
Spencer was deep in thought, with a pile of case files lying next to him and his mind scanning the pages a little slower than the rapid speed he was used to. Apparently, even a genius was tired sometimes and in desperate need of a well rested sleep and weekend.
Maybe his lack of sleep was why he didn't notice it at first. The giggling. The joking. The hushed voices.
With a rushed look at his watch, he sat up straight in his chair and stretched his back, scanning his surroundings for the first time in hours. It wasn't hard to spot you, though it never really was. Spencer's eyes were somehow always drawn to your frame earlier than they spotted anything else in any given room.
Warmth spread through his chest, and up his neck into his cheeks, and he instinctively shook his head as if rid himself of it. He was still trying to get used to the bodily reactions occurring every time he laid eyes on you.
The two of you had only been dating for a few weeks, and everything surrounding the dating etiquette was still very much new to him. It was no secret that Spencer loved learning new facts about all kinds of different things. But with you, he was oftentimes more tense than excited; too afraid that he'd do something wrong and ruin what the both of you had.
Spencer watched as you threw your head back laughing, and then discovered the source of your delight - you were laughing at something Luke Alvez had said, the both of you deep in a joyous conversation. Spencer's eyes now drifted to Luke, and he noticed how his eyes, too, were filled with delight and appreciation for you. It seemed like he couldn't take his eyes off of you; a feeling Spencer was all too familiar with.
An uncomfortable feeling arose in the pit of Spencer's stomach. It felt as though his intestines were spasming and were brewing up a kind of anger Spencer had never experienced before. It was slowly but surely burning a hole into his abdomen.
Without noticing it, his hands had gripped harshly around the armrests of his chair, and his jaw clenched uncomfortably. He watched in horror as you leaned forward, still gasping from laughing so hard, and grabbed one of Luke's forearms for support.
He couldn't face the situation unfolding in front of him, so he averted his eyes. In a rush, he pushed the remaining files aside and turned off his computer, before he rose from his desk and all but stomped over to you and Luke.
''Hey, Reid we were just-'', Spencer cut Luke off without caring what he was trying to say. ''Are you ready to go?'', Spencer asked, gaze only fixed on you. The smile that had previously adorned your lips sank away, and Spencer could feel the mood between the three of you shift.
Luke's eyes switched awkwardly from you to Spencer and back again, trying to assess the situation and whether he should remove himself from it. Nobody from the team knew that Spencer and you were dating, so it was no surprise that Luke was even more bewildered concerning the wording of Spencer's question.
Your eyebrows furrowed in confusion and irritation as you scanned Spencer's face for clues as to what was going on. His gaze was much harder than what you were used to seeing in him, and his whole body seemed tense.
After a few moments of confused silence, you finally spoke. ''Sure...'', you mumbled, still uncertain, and shot Luke a clueless look, which he returned. You grabbed your bag from the floor as Spencer was returning to his desk to grab his.
The walk to the elevator was spent in utter silence, but as the elevator ride seemed to stretch the minutes unbearably long, you couldn't hold it in anymore. ''Care to explain what just happened?''
''Nothing happened.''
He didn't even look at you as he talked. You scoffed, not believing such an answer was coming out of the mouth of someone who was usually so eloquent.
''Spencer,'', you urged, turning to him and waiting for him to finally look at you.
He didn't.
You watched him pull his bottom lip in by his teeth, gnawing down on it in contemplation.
''What was so funny, anyway?'', he finally asked, shooting you a sideways glance but still not giving you his full attention.
''What?''
''You were laughing really loudly. Did Alvez tell a joke or something?''
Brows furrowed, you thought back to what you were laughing about when it finally dawned on you. On the one hand, relief washed over you, having finally figured out what had bothered Spencer. On the other hand, you could not believe Spencer was so worked up about something that had been more than harmless.
''You're jealous!", you almost exclaimed, and could barely hide the smirk on your lips.
His head whipped around at that, and he finally met your eyes.
''What? No?!'', his voice broke off a little just as the elevator announced you arrived on your destined floor.
Spencer all but fled out of the small room, but you were right on his heels.
''Yes you are!''
''Mullen defined jealousy as a perception of threat of loss of a valued relationship to a real or imagined rival which includes affective, cognitive and behavioral components.'', he stated, just as the two of you reached your car.
You fumbled for your keys inside of your bag, and when you finally found them, unlocked your car. Spencer got into the passenger seat in more of a hurry than you had ever seen him.
You silently rolled your eyes as he continued to ramble. Not because he was explaining something (you usually loved when he did that), but because he was trying to deceive what he was feeling by hiding behind the things he understood. You shut the door of the driver's side when you were finally sitting next to him in the silence of the car.
''In particular, a study by Marazitti found that pathological jealousy is associated with altered fronto-striatal circuitry, the ventral medial prefrontal cortex, thalamus, insula and amygdala.'', he continued.
''So? Just because you know the neural substrates of jealousy does not mean you can't experience it.'', you countered, facing him.
He was clutching his bag on his lap and was trying his best to stare straight ahead and not face you.
''But I've never experienced it,''
''That's not an exclusion criterion, Spence,''
Silence. You could see him struggling to come up with something else, could see his brain searching for more definitions and facts to divert your attention from the topic in hand.
''Look, all I'm saying is that it's nothing bad. It's normal, everyone knows the fee-''
''What I mean is I shouldn't be experiencing the feeling when I have no right to,'', he cut you off, making confusion lace your face once again.
''What? Why shouldn't you?''
''Because we're not in an exclusive relationship. You can do whatever you want,''
Unexpectedly, you heart twisted painfully at the words he said and what they were implying. Not an exclusive relationship. You cleared your throat.
''Well, jealousy can occur in any types of relationships. They don't have to be romantic. And also...'', you trailed off, and as your gaze was focused on your nails, you could finally feel Spencer's eyes on yours, making you look up again.
The sight of his auburn eyes calmed the nervousness that had made itself apparent in the pits of your stomach, and you took a deep breath before continuing.
''I basically live at your place, and we act like a couple almost all of the time. So I would have said we are in a relationship, except if that's something you don't want-''
''Of course I do!''
Relief flooded your system for the second time that night, and you tried your hardest not to giggle at his response like a teenager would have (you failed).
''You do?''
Spencer took your hands in his, raised them to his lips and kissed your knuckles, all the while still, and finally, holding eye contact.
''Of course I do. Why else do you think my body unlocked a completely new emotion for me?''
''So you were jealous!''
He rolled his eyes lovingly, and a soft laugh escaped your lips. He raised one of his hands and pulled you into him by the back of your neck. With your foreheads touching and breathing each other in, he mumbled ''I wasn't,''
''Spencer Reid, I can't believe it, you're not even blushing when you're lying!''
A grin spread onto Spencer's lips, and, eidetic memory and all, he could not recall ever smiling so widely.
''Okay, so maybe a little bit.'', he admitted, and before you could reply, he gently pulled you in for a kiss.
you have to be kinder to people with memory issues.
you have to be kinder to people who are slow processors.
you have to be kinder to people who don't understand your jokes.
you have to be kinder to people who forget important dates.
you have to be kinder to people with cognitive decline.
you have to be kinder to people who were always this way, too.
you have to be kind. you have to be kind.
Neural Substrates - Spencer Reid
╰summary: Spencer and you have been dating for a few weeks now. When he sees how Luke makes you laugh, he cannot really describe what he is feeling. Surely it cannot be jealousy, right? ╰pairing: Spencer x reader ╰Warnings: jealous!Spencer, bau!reader, reader and Spencer are not yet in an established relationship, insecure!Spencer, Spencer just doesn't want to do anything wrong and is scared he's losing reader, angst/comfort with a fluff ending ╰word count: 1.4k જ⁀➴Masterlist
On a Friday night, the bullpen was quieter than it usually was. It seemed even FBI agents occasionally wanted to spend their weekends somewhere other than their work place. Against the relative silence, the fluorescent lights above were somehow humming louder than they regularly were.
Spencer was deep in thought, with a pile of case files lying next to him and his mind scanning the pages a little slower than the rapid speed he was used to. Apparently, even a genius was tired sometimes and in desperate need of a well rested sleep and weekend.
Maybe his lack of sleep was why he didn't notice it at first. The giggling. The joking. The hushed voices.
With a rushed look at his watch, he sat up straight in his chair and stretched his back, scanning his surroundings for the first time in hours. It wasn't hard to spot you, though it never really was. Spencer's eyes were somehow always drawn to your frame earlier than they spotted anything else in any given room.
Warmth spread through his chest, and up his neck into his cheeks, and he instinctively shook his head as if rid himself of it. He was still trying to get used to the bodily reactions occurring every time he laid eyes on you.
The two of you had only been dating for a few weeks, and everything surrounding the dating etiquette was still very much new to him. It was no secret that Spencer loved learning new facts about all kinds of different things. But with you, he was oftentimes more tense than excited; too afraid that he'd do something wrong and ruin what the both of you had.
Spencer watched as you threw your head back laughing, and then discovered the source of your delight - you were laughing at something Luke Alvez had said, the both of you deep in a joyous conversation. Spencer's eyes now drifted to Luke, and he noticed how his eyes, too, were filled with delight and appreciation for you. It seemed like he couldn't take his eyes off of you; a feeling Spencer was all too familiar with.
An uncomfortable feeling arose in the pit of Spencer's stomach. It felt as though his intestines were spasming and were brewing up a kind of anger Spencer had never experienced before. It was slowly but surely burning a hole into his abdomen.
Without noticing it, his hands had gripped harshly around the armrests of his chair, and his jaw clenched uncomfortably. He watched in horror as you leaned forward, still gasping from laughing so hard, and grabbed one of Luke's forearms for support.
He couldn't face the situation unfolding in front of him, so he averted his eyes. In a rush, he pushed the remaining files aside and turned off his computer, before he rose from his desk and all but stomped over to you and Luke.
''Hey, Reid we were just-'', Spencer cut Luke off without caring what he was trying to say. ''Are you ready to go?'', Spencer asked, gaze only fixed on you. The smile that had previously adorned your lips sank away, and Spencer could feel the mood between the three of you shift.
Luke's eyes switched awkwardly from you to Spencer and back again, trying to assess the situation and whether he should remove himself from it. Nobody from the team knew that Spencer and you were dating, so it was no surprise that Luke was even more bewildered concerning the wording of Spencer's question.
Your eyebrows furrowed in confusion and irritation as you scanned Spencer's face for clues as to what was going on. His gaze was much harder than what you were used to seeing in him, and his whole body seemed tense.
After a few moments of confused silence, you finally spoke. ''Sure...'', you mumbled, still uncertain, and shot Luke a clueless look, which he returned. You grabbed your bag from the floor as Spencer was returning to his desk to grab his.
The walk to the elevator was spent in utter silence, but as the elevator ride seemed to stretch the minutes unbearably long, you couldn't hold it in anymore. ''Care to explain what just happened?''
''Nothing happened.''
He didn't even look at you as he talked. You scoffed, not believing such an answer was coming out of the mouth of someone who was usually so eloquent.
''Spencer,'', you urged, turning to him and waiting for him to finally look at you.
He didn't.
You watched him pull his bottom lip in by his teeth, gnawing down on it in contemplation.
''What was so funny, anyway?'', he finally asked, shooting you a sideways glance but still not giving you his full attention.
''What?''
''You were laughing really loudly. Did Alvez tell a joke or something?''
Brows furrowed, you thought back to what you were laughing about when it finally dawned on you. On the one hand, relief washed over you, having finally figured out what had bothered Spencer. On the other hand, you could not believe Spencer was so worked up about something that had been more than harmless.
''You're jealous!", you almost exclaimed, and could barely hide the smirk on your lips.
His head whipped around at that, and he finally met your eyes.
''What? No?!'', his voice broke off a little just as the elevator announced you arrived on your destined floor.
Spencer all but fled out of the small room, but you were right on his heels.
''Yes you are!''
''Mullen defined jealousy as a perception of threat of loss of a valued relationship to a real or imagined rival which includes affective, cognitive and behavioral components.'', he stated, just as the two of you reached your car.
You fumbled for your keys inside of your bag, and when you finally found them, unlocked your car. Spencer got into the passenger seat in more of a hurry than you had ever seen him.
You silently rolled your eyes as he continued to ramble. Not because he was explaining something (you usually loved when he did that), but because he was trying to deceive what he was feeling by hiding behind the things he understood. You shut the door of the driver's side when you were finally sitting next to him in the silence of the car.
''In particular, a study by Marazitti found that pathological jealousy is associated with altered fronto-striatal circuitry, the ventral medial prefrontal cortex, thalamus, insula and amygdala.'', he continued.
''So? Just because you know the neural substrates of jealousy does not mean you can't experience it.'', you countered, facing him.
He was clutching his bag on his lap and was trying his best to stare straight ahead and not face you.
''But I've never experienced it,''
''That's not an exclusion criterion, Spence,''
Silence. You could see him struggling to come up with something else, could see his brain searching for more definitions and facts to divert your attention from the topic in hand.
''Look, all I'm saying is that it's nothing bad. It's normal, everyone knows the fee-''
''What I mean is I shouldn't be experiencing the feeling when I have no right to,'', he cut you off, making confusion lace your face once again.
''What? Why shouldn't you?''
''Because we're not in an exclusive relationship. You can do whatever you want,''
Unexpectedly, you heart twisted painfully at the words he said and what they were implying. Not an exclusive relationship. You cleared your throat.
''Well, jealousy can occur in any types of relationships. They don't have to be romantic. And also...'', you trailed off, and as your gaze was focused on your nails, you could finally feel Spencer's eyes on yours, making you look up again.
The sight of his auburn eyes calmed the nervousness that had made itself apparent in the pits of your stomach, and you took a deep breath before continuing.
''I basically live at your place, and we act like a couple almost all of the time. So I would have said we are in a relationship, except if that's something you don't want-''
''Of course I do!''
Relief flooded your system for the second time that night, and you tried your hardest not to giggle at his response like a teenager would have (you failed).
''You do?''
Spencer took your hands in his, raised them to his lips and kissed your knuckles, all the while still, and finally, holding eye contact.
''Of course I do. Why else do you think my body unlocked a completely new emotion for me?''
''So you were jealous!''
He rolled his eyes lovingly, and a soft laugh escaped your lips. He raised one of his hands and pulled you into him by the back of your neck. With your foreheads touching and breathing each other in, he mumbled ''I wasn't,''
''Spencer Reid, I can't believe it, you're not even blushing when you're lying!''
A grin spread onto Spencer's lips, and, eidetic memory and all, he could not recall ever smiling so widely.
''Okay, so maybe a little bit.'', he admitted, and before you could reply, he gently pulled you in for a kiss.
i hate that when you try and look up shit for writing purposes it starts linking suicide hotlines and addiction advice articles like bro i just wanna know the information im not killing myself i promise. now tell me what i wanna know
It feels like this every time I write a fic
it's so wild to me that you absolutely cannot force a hyperfixation to happen. like you'll watch the most perfectly tailor-made-for-you content that everyone says you'll love and feel absolutely nothing, and then the thing you watch on a whim to fill time will reach through the screen and put its damn fingers in your brain and start rearranging the neurons right in front of you and every single time you're like THIS??? THIS??????? and this happens like every 6-12 months forever
Not sure about anyone else but I re-read all my favourite AO3 comments when I’ve had a rough day so if you’ve ever taken the time to write a deep, funny, or just kind comment, thank-you.
I know you - Spencer Reid
╰summary: Spencer has a terrible crush on you. In you, he finally found a person he doesn't have to explain himself to. So, naturally, he doesn't plan on ever telling you about his feelings.
╰pairing: Spencer x reader
╰Warnings: Spencer being the absolute cutie that he is, talks of never fitting in anywhere, some kind of spicy thought Spencer has about reader, cute confessions, they are so in love
╰word count: 1.6k
Somehow I feel like I have written this hundreds of times but again, I have a new hyper fixation. I'm sorry. Requests for Steve and Eddie are still open though !! I won't forget about my husband!!
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For all his life, Spencer had the feeling the people around him did not really understand him. Not in the literal sense of course. Spencer was more than willing and able to word what he was thinking. So, naturally, he explained himself. Over and over and over. In great detail.
The teenagers in school mocked him for it, his colleagues rolled their eyes at his seemingly never ending stream of thoughts. It was hard for him to clearly grasp why. They did not understand the essence of what he was saying, but when he tried to make himself clear, it was wrong, as well?
So he accepted his fate. That he would always seem kind of special to the outside world. That there was no one who would ever truly be able to 'finish his sentence' or as the saying goes. He had never really understood that saying, anyways. It wasn't neurobiologically possible to read another's person's thoughts.
Still, it was a lonely way of living sometimes, feeling as though he was constantly speaking in another tongue than the rest of there world.
That was, until you stepped into his life.
It did not take Spencer long to develop a crush on you. Well, that was an understatement. It took him merely a day to be completely and utterly smitten for you.
But Spencer, despite being somewhat awkward concerning the whole dating business, was not new to having crushes.
He knew they would pass. Knew that he would grow accustomed to having you around, to noticing every little detail about you and someday not being as endeared by them as he was right now.
The surrounding sounds on the plane were doing nothing to distract him from looking at you, sitting across from him, one arm tucked safely under your chin, eyes closed, having drifted off to a deep sleep.
His eyes trailed your face, the way your brows were slightly knitted together, no doubt still thinking about the case the team had just finished. Your eyelids were fluttering in the slightest way, and your lips were pressed together, jaw still tightly clenched from the stress of it all.
''Other people can notice you staring, you know?'', Morgan whispered into Spencer's ear, making him jump and finally tearing his gaze from you.
''I'm not,'', he mumbled, the lie leaving his lips effortlessly. He could feel the skin of his cheeks heating up as Derek chuckled beside him.
''Why don't you finally talk to her, huh?'', Morgan pressed.
Spencer was close to rolling his eyes at his colleague. Of course he had thought about it. But he had discarded the idea just as quickly. He was not going to risk loosing what he had found in you just because he had a crush on you.
Over the weeks and months he had gotten to know you, and likewise, he had slowly but surely noticed what was so different about you.
You didn't treat him like everybody else did. You didn't shake your head, roll your eyes, or sigh when he rambled and explained something. No. Instead, your eyes never left his while he talked, and you nodded along no matter how long it took him to get his point across properly.
At first, he thought it was out of mere politeness.
But then he noticed.
Whatever he was trying to demonstrate, you could somehow grasp before everyone else. You understood him so well it was almost like you could read his mind sometimes.
He was baffled at first, but then his heart swelled and his chest felt warm. Spencer had never known what it felt like to have someone understand him, to really get him without it being his effort.
So, no, his crush on you was anything but fleeting. It was beginning to look permanent, and was strengthened by every interaction the two of you have had ever since.
''I don't know what you're talking about,'', Spencer mumbled again, fiddling with the pages of the book in his hand.
''Look, kid. I'm being honest here when I tell you not to downplay yourself like you so often tend to do. I really think she's interested, too.''
The sentence hung heavily in the air, and should it follow the law of physics, Spence thought, it should sink to the ground of the plane and right through it.
He knew Morgan meant well, he really did. But how could he risk losing the one person he felt a real connection with for something as mundane as having a crush?
Of course, deep down, Spencer knew it had begun to flourish into much more than a crush, but he wasn't ready to admit that to himself yet.
The plane landed not much later and the team shuffled, stretched, and collected their belongings, while you were still fast asleep. Spencer hesitated, but then stood up and lightly touched your arm. Nothing.
He touched your arm again, lightly shaking you. ''Hey,'' he said softly, which made your eyes flutter open. You squinted against the sudden light and stretched your arms before meeting Spencer's gaze. Upon seeing him, a genuine, eye-reaching smile was spread on your face.
''Hi, Spence,'', you grinned, and if he could, he would have suppressed any physiological reaction your face was causing him. But he couldn't. So his heart rate sped up, and his fingers somehow seemed immediately clammy.
He blinked and cleared his throat, willing his eyes to look away from your frame, but losing the battle against his own body. ''Walk me to my car?'', you asked, faking a pout you didn't have to. He would do anything before you had even asked the question.
''Of course.''
You collected your bag and with the rest of the team having already departed, it was only Spencer and you on the plane. Spencer felt his arm being intertwined with yours and for a second the irrational (though very small) part of his brain took control and he thought his heart would stop beating.
It didn't, of course.
Spencer wasn't one for physical touches. Everyone knew that. But, as you seemed to know what he was thinking, you also seemed to know what kind of physicality would be okay for him.
This was. In fact, this was more than okay. For the first time in his life, this touch made him crave even more. He wanted to feel your touch everywhere-
He shook his head. What has gotten into him all of a sudden? This was not like the parts of his personality he knew so well, at all.
''Did you sleep at all?'', you asked as you departed the plane arm in arm, to which he shook his head. ''Did I sleep the whole time?'', you asked. ''Most of the time, yeah.''
''Oh god, I drooled again, didn't I?'
A smile crept onto Spencer's lips, and you groaned in reply. ''I don't know why this keeps happening to me, like is there something wrong with my jaw?''
Nothing in the world could stop Spencer from smiling at this point. The two of you had reached your car and you were leaning against the passenger's door, looking up at him with doe eyes.
''No, no,'', he began. ''You looked....beautiful,'', his eyebrows knit as he brought the word out, not being able to hold your gaze and looking away.
You fell silent, and he desperately waited for a witty joke in reply. Instead, he felt the soft touch of your hand on his chin, turning him so he was looking at you again. Your hand was cold and it took everything in him not to rub your hands in between his.
Spencer could not quite read your expression. You seemed troubled, but not mad at him. That was good, right? Oh, but maybe that's where the rejection would come in.
''Spencer,'', you began, but it was hard for him to keep his gaze locked on yours, hard for him to hear what he had feared for so long.
''Spence, look at me, please,'', with your voice this low, you almost sounded like you begged, and this was what got him to look at you. He would never let you beg. For anything.
''Don't you know me well enough to know you don't have to walk on eggshells around me?'', you asked, to which confusion crossed his features.
Your hand cupped around his cheek and for a touch so foreign, it somehow felt like home to him. For the first time since he complimented you, he exhaled and closed his eyes.
''I know you, Spence. And you know me. You don't have to be worried. Never with me, okay? Never with me,'', you whispered, calming him down.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at you. He saw the beautiful face he was slowly falling in love with, and he saw the soft, genuine smile still placed on your lips.
''What does that mean?'', he asked, somehow breathless in fear of the answer.
''It means that I know what you're feeling because I'm feeling the exact same way.'', you clarified, and Spencer's body reacted to this statement as it normally only should in answer to a gun held to his head.
And then, without thinking about it, which has never happened for Spencer, he pulled you in and captured your lips in a kiss. The kiss was hungry and all the while filled with to much appreciation and gratitude.
Your lips met again and again in heated kisses until a throaty moan escaped Spencer's mouth and he pulled back. He was about to apologize, but you stopped him.
''Spence,'', you chuckled. ''It's okay. Remember what I told you? I can promise you I feel the exact same way,'' It felt as though a heavy weight had been lifted from Spencer's chest, and he smiled at you before pressing his lips softly against your forehead.
it's not a "hear me out" IT'S A HOLD ME BACK.
Intuition - Spencer Reid
╰summary: Spencer is a goner for his girlfriend, and would do anything for her. On a rainy afternoon, he is suddenly very sure he wants to take the next step in your relationship. Only, he's very afraid he could do something wrong.
╰pairing: Spencer x reader
╰Warnings: pet names, Spencer is soooo in love, but so is reader, virgin!spencer, giggly first time, nothing too graphic, Spencer and reader both being so nervous but so in love they just enjoy sharing this experience, established relationship, no talks about protection (they had that talk beforehand, okay?!), Spencer wants the reader to have a good time and fearing he cannot deliver (spoiler: he can!), honestly this is love making at its finest
this is literally the first time in YEARS I've written intimate scenes (and definitely the first time since I've had experience myself), and it feels strangely vulnerable sharing this with the world, so please be kind <3
╰word count: 2.9k
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The rain drops were coming down hard against the windows of the apartment. In the distance, there was a thunder shaking the clouds. Distant, but audible.
Spencer had never shared the general public's stance on 'bad weather', as so many people liked to put it. No, the so-called bad weather was what had always calmed him.
The world somehow seemed quieter when the thunder was such a blaring contrast to it. And Spencer enjoyed the world a lot more when it seemed less loud. It relaxed him, the rhythm of rain hitting surfaces, and it made it easier to organize his thoughts.
Right now, as the storm was drawing closer, his gaze landed on you, book in hand, snuggled under a thick blanket he had wrapped you in not long ago.
Spencer and you had been dating for a little over three months now, and to say that he had never been happier would have been the understatement of his life.
For much too long, Spencer was certain he had been cursed. Not in the literal, mythical sense (his scientific upbringing was still a little too strongminded to really believe that). But in the loose sense of the meaning, yes, he had believed that.
Everyone around him had found love, they had started a family that he had so desperately craved himself.
Before he even knew how to approach a human of the female gender, Spencer had been certain he wanted to become a father one day. He loved children, of any kind, of any age. And he desperately, undoubtedly, wanted to give his child the fatherly love he had never gotten.
So why didn't it ever work out in his favor? It's not like he wasn't open to relationships. Sure, he was aware that he wasn't the most obvious choice for some women. He knew he could come across as awkward; he'd been told that countless times, both in a loving and in a mean way. Either way, he had internalized that notion.
Additionally, he was hesitant about physical touch. Agreed, not the best start to a relationship. But he had been sure, once the right person would come along, it would not be a problem.
And roughly one year ago, when you joined the team, he knew all of his waiting had not been in vain. Sure, it had taken some time (eight months) and some persuading (by Derek, Penelope, and Rossi) to ask you out, but once he saw the sparkle in your eyes and a giddiness as a response to his question, he knew it would be worth it.
And it had been. It might sound cliche, and he would not believe it himself had he not experienced it, but it felt like all of the stars finally aligned for him and brought him you. God, you were making him poetic.
You, perfect, flawless you.
You would roll your eyes at him would you hear his thoughts, he knew that all too well, and for a moment he was glad he was alone with his thoughts, alone with turning and twisting you in his mind to come to the conclusion he had drawn a long time ago; you were the love of his life.
A lazy, lopsided smile tugged at his lips at he took you in, drank you in, even. He simply could never get enough of you. Wasn't even really sure about how he got so lucky.
He watched your eyes scan the pages of the book resting on your lap, watched your fingers sprawled across the book, holding it in place while your other hand held a cup of tea close to your mouth, sipping on the lukewarm ingredients.
A sense Spencer had yet to completely familiarize himself with overtook him, again.
He wanted to touch you, he wanted to kiss you, to devour you.
Spencer had known he would eventually give in to the physicality so closely entwined with relationships once he really loved someone, but he had never anticipated it would happen to quickly, so violently, even.
He was no newcomer to kissing and making out.
But when he first kissed you, it seemed as though something in his genetic make up just changed. He knew it wasn't biologically possible, though he didn't seem to find a plausible explanation, either.
Ever since then, Spencer had the feeling he had to control himself around you, like your touch had somehow transformed him into nothing more but a wild animal, driven by primal wants and needs. He didn't really know the protocol around such things. Sure, he had done things before. But otherwise, he was a virgin in the majority of ways that counted.
He had told you pretty early on, and you had not even blinked at his confession. His worries about your reaction had all been in vain, and it felt as though a heavy weight was lifted off his shoulders and lungs when you didn't laugh or belittle him about it.
''You don't mind?'', he had asked, cheeks still unusually warm from his previous confession.
Your brows had been tucked together in genuine confusion. ''What? Why would I?''
And that was that. He thought it would take a while until he wanted to take that step. And again, like with so many aspects revolving expectations he had had about his first relationship, he was utterly, undoubtedly, wrong.
You had been with other men. He knew that. What he also knew, though, was that none of these men had been particularly kind to you whatsoever. So, naturally, he wanted everything he did for you to be as perfect as you deserved it.
Gaze still locked on your form, storm still raging outside, he suddenly jumped from his seat across the room from you and rummaged through the endless piles of books he owned.
''Whatcha looking for, handsome?'', you mumbled into your tea, gaze not lifting from the words on the pages.
Spencer tried ignoring what that simple pet name was doing to his central nervous system but failed utterly. His heart beat stuttered and he grinned boyishly into himself.
''I'm searching for a book on sex,'', he blurted, never having seen the sense in lying.
He heard you choking on your beverage and whipped his head around to you. ''Are you okay?'', he asked hastily, crouching on the floor in front of you within seconds as you continued coughing.
You nodded in reply, hand on your chest to calm your breathing, cheeks hot with the topic in question.
''Wha- I mean, eh...why?'', you brought out, pulse hammering in your neck and chest. Spencer's cheeks were also beginning to take on a pinkish color.
He blinked and furrowed his eyebrows, like he so often did before he tried to explain another complex train of thoughts his mind produced.
''Well, I know you've been with other men. And I haven't been. With other people, I mean. So I figured, I should further study what techniques there are to...uhm...to make you feel good, I guess?''
At this point, he was a blushing, rambling mess, and although your cheeks were pink as well, you wanted nothing more but to kiss the embarrassment from his face. You were incredulous, how could this man even exist? A man who wanted to research techniques before he ever touched you?
You shook your head in disbelief, and for a brief moment, Spencer thought he had said something wrong. But he quickly identified your love-struck grin he was lucky enough to have become familiar with.
''You're unbelievable. And I mean that in a good way,'', you mumbled, face still flush but giddy, Spencer could basically see the happiness on it.
Still, Spencer didn't really understand what you meant by that.
''Why?''
How could it be that the most endearing person on earth also happened to be your boyfriend?
''Spence,'', you whispered, smile still adorning your lips, as you pulled him in closer to you by his cardigan. He was still on his knees on the floor, crouching in front of the couch you sat on.
As soon as you touched him, he was a goner, he was basically putty in your hands. He had that lovestruck look on his face as his eyes transfixed on yours.
''I understand that you might be a little nervous, but I assure you, you don't have to be. You can do absolutely nothing wrong.''
''Well, of course! There are a lot of things I could do wrong for exam-''
''Spence,'', you cut him off. ''You love me. I know that. You love me more than any man who has ever touched me. And with that, I promise you, you will know what to do. You will know what's right.'', you explained, voice in a whisper, hands still holding his cardigan as you saw his gaze drop down to your lips.
Spencer cupped the back of your neck with one of his large hands and pulled you into him, your lips brushing his as you grinned into the kiss and he reciprocated.
Even after weeks of being able to getting used to it, you hadn't yet. The feeling of Spencer's lips on yours was a new one every time your lips connected. You felt lightheaded almost instantly, and you scolded him internally for ever thinking he could not know what to do with you.
''You're right, you know,'', he mumbled in between kisses.
''Hm?''
He pulled away, though not far, never far, to look at you, your face in between his hands, his thumbs stroking your skin, eyes lovingly holding yours. ''That I love you,'', he whispered, and you felt even dizzier.
''I'm always right,'', you giggled in response. ''And I love you too, you know,'', your voice was back to a whisper as Spencer placed light kisses across your jaw and neck. You let your head fall back, and he hummed knowingly in response.
Yet, this was not entirely out of the ordinary for you, yet. He took almost every opportunity he could get to show you just how much he loved you. It was what he said next that made you realize it was different this time, what made goosebumps break out on your whole body.
''Wrap your legs around me, I don't want to do this here,'', he whispered, then immediately kissed a spot below your ear, making you shiver.
You caught his eyes, both in surprise and in question.
''Spence, we don't have to-''
''I know what. But do you seriously think I don't want to? I can barely think of anything else,'', he confessed, the heat coming back to his and your cheeks.
You wordlessly wrapped your legs around his waist and he picked you up without effort. His lips found yours again, capturing them in loving kisses again and again. His hands were on the back of your thighs, and on the way to his bedroom, he let one of them deliberately slip to your behind.
You knew it was wrong to compare him to the men you had been with. But it didn't feel wrong, given he won every point without even trying. His kisses weren't hungry, they were curious, loving. His hands on your body weren't searching for more, they weren't possessive, they were curious. He wanted to explore every part of you in the most innocent way possible, and with each and every touch, he made you feel like he appreciated you, not like he wanted to own you, but like he wanted to love you, even more than he already did, if that was even possible.
Your heart was hammering in your chest as you ran through your last shower routine, wondering whether you shaved, but as Spencer lay you down gently onto the mattress, eyes finding yours, being both sure and excited at the same time, you knew it didn't matter. It was Spencer. He loved you more than anything. And you did, too.
Carefully, he hooked his fingers into the waistband of your sweatpants, looking into your eyes for confirmation, which you gave with a firm nod of your head. He slowly, cautiously, pulled the pants down your legs, and embarrassingly, you started trembling as soon as his fingertips touched the exposed skin of your legs.
He placed a few light kisses to your thighs.
''Are you okay?'', he asked as he noticed the trembling of your legs.
''Mhm,'', you mumbled in reply, catching his gaze. ''Just a little nervous, is all,'', you replied in a hushed tone.
''You, too?''
Spencer almost couldn't believe his ears. One of your hands cupped his cheeks and he leaned into your touch. ''Of course I am, baby.''
With your underwear still on, you sat up and pulled off your shirt, revealing your bare chest. Spencer cleared his throat and you were uncertain whether his eyes would fall out of their sockets before he could avert his gaze to someplace else.
You unbottoned his cardigan, which he took off in one swift move, before you tugged at the hem of his shirt, as well. He pulled it off and then you sat there, bare chest to bare chest, both heaving with heavy breaths and anticipation.
This time it was you who lunged forward, grabbing him by the back of his neck and pulling him against yourself. Spencer gladly followed and pushed you gently to lie back down again.
He continued kissing you while you felt him pull off his sweats. For a brief moment, you wondered whether he kept on his underwear, as well, but then you felt him warm, flush, against your stomach. The both of you shuddered at the contact, to which a fit of giggles erupted from your connected mouths.
Spencer then slowly pulled your underwear down your shivering legs and searched your eyes for any uncertainties. ''Are you sure?'', you heard him ask.
''Yes. Yes I'm sure,'', you nodded. He leaned his forehead against yours and you both took a moment to close your eyes and breathe and feel the other.
''Spence?''
''Yeah?''
''Just...Sometimes first times, they..um... they don't last very long. I want you to know that that's perfectly normal and please just... don't pressure yourself for me, okay?''
Spencer's chest felt all kinds of warm at your concern, and he nodded.
To your surprise, the next thing you felt were Spencer's fingers at your core, and you gasped in surprise. He drew soothing circles against the part of you that needed him most.
With every hiss, every moan that escaped your lips, you felt him twitch against your stomach.
It took him not more than two minutes to have you come completely undone before him. As soon as you were certain you could breathe again, you smacked his arm.
''Ow! What was that for?'', he grinned, perfect teeth on display. ''For lying to me! There's no way you have never done this!", you exclaimed, faking an angry scowl.
''I haven't, I swear!''
You pulled him down to your face, engulfing his lips in a lazy kiss. ''I told you. You'll know what to do,'', you mumbled against his lips.
At this point, you could feel him against your entrance, and any tiredness he had just induced you with was replaced by adrenaline again.
''Are you still sure?''
You smiled widely at him, eyes glistening with sureness, with happiness, as you nodded. Spencer was trembling too, now, and he quickly found one of your hands and entwined your fingers to ground him, before slowly, carefully, pushing in.
A shiver was ripping through both of your bodies, and it was not hard at all for Spencer to push all the way in, as you were more than ready for him. Though he was a lot bigger than you had anticipated. Your gazes met, both surprised, both immensely turned on, both bodies feeling on fire, which made the two of you erupt into a fit of giggles again.
Spencer brushed a strand of hair out of your face and peppered your face with light, loving kisses. You had never felt so loved.
''Is it okay if I move?'', to which you nodded in reply.
So Spencer started moving in and out of you, slowly at first, and you felt him fight off his release immediately. The feeling of him shivering, restraining himself below your touch, made you clench around him, earning a groan in return.
''Can you not-''
''Sorry, sorry,'', you giggled, and he huffed out a laugh in response.
''No, I'm sorry, I just-'', he met your gaze again, and his eyes softened, the stress he had put on himself only moments ago falling off of him once you were in his field of vision.
The hand that was not clasped by his own cupped his cheek again, a touch that said 'I'm here. You're fine, you're okay.', and he relinquished in the feeling of being understood.
He took all of his courage to move again, and he willed himself not to come simply by the feeling of feeling you, of being as close to you as humanly possible. Somehow, he felt you on every of his nerve endings, and he never wanted to do anything else, ever again.
After finally setting a pace that had you moaning and squirming beneath him, there's nothing else to do for him but let go and come undone. He moaned and trembled and you held him through it all.
He rolled onto his side, afterwards, pulled you in and placed kisses onto the top of your head. Then, sheepishly, he asked ''Can we do that again sometime?''
You prop yourself up on his chest, his fingertips caressing the back of your very sweaty back, a grin on your lips. ''Of course, baby. Anytime you want.''
''Yeah?''
''Yeah.''
Then you let him pull you into him again, lips meeting in kisses, in giggles, and in the pure happiness of having found a person that means everything to you.
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Intuition - Spencer Reid
(It's feminine intuition 'cause I always had a vision of us standing like this)
╰summary: Spencer is a goner for his girlfriend, and would do anything for her. On a rainy afternoon, he is suddenly very sure he wants to take the next step in your relationship. Only, he's very afraid he could do something wrong. ╰pairing: Spencer x reader ╰Warnings: pet names, Spencer is soooo in love, but so is reader, virgin!spencer, giggly first time, nothing too graphic, Spencer and reader both being so nervous but so in love they just enjoy sharing this experience, established relationship, no talks about protection (they had that talk beforehand, okay?!), Spencer wants the reader to have a good time and fearing he cannot deliver (spoiler: he can!), honestly this is love making at its finest this is literally the first time in YEARS I've written intimate scenes (and definitely the first time since I've had experience myself), and it feels strangely vulnerable sharing this with the world, so please be kind <3 ╰word count: 2.9k જ⁀➴Masterlist
The rain drops were coming down hard against the windows of the apartment. In the distance, there was a thunder shaking the clouds. Distant, but audible.
Spencer had never shared the general public's stance on 'bad weather', as so many people liked to put it. No, the so-called bad weather was what had always calmed him.
The world somehow seemed quieter when the thunder was such a blaring contrast to it. And Spencer enjoyed the world a lot more when it seemed less loud. It relaxed him, the rhythm of rain hitting surfaces, and it made it easier to organize his thoughts.
Right now, as the storm was drawing closer, his gaze landed on you, book in hand, snuggled under a thick blanket he had wrapped you in not long ago.
Spencer and you had been dating for a little over three months now, and to say that he had never been happier would have been the understatement of his life.
For much too long, Spencer was certain he had been cursed. Not in the literal, mythical sense (his scientific upbringing was still a little too strongminded to really believe that). But in the loose sense of the meaning, yes, he had believed that.
Everyone around him had found love, they had started a family that he had so desperately craved himself.
Before he even knew how to approach a human of the female gender, Spencer had been certain he wanted to become a father one day. He loved children, of any kind, of any age. And he desperately, undoubtedly, wanted to give his child the fatherly love he had never gotten.
So why didn't it ever work out in his favor? It's not like he wasn't open to relationships. Sure, he was aware that he wasn't the most obvious choice for some women. He knew he could come across as awkward; he'd been told that countless times, both in a loving and in a mean way. Either way, he had internalized that notion.
Additionally, he was hesitant about physical touch. Agreed, not the best start to a relationship. But he had been sure, once the right person would come along, it would not be a problem.
And roughly one year ago, when you joined the team, he knew all of his waiting had not been in vain. Sure, it had taken some time (eight months) and some persuading (by Derek, Penelope, and Rossi) to ask you out, but once he saw the sparkle in your eyes and a giddiness as a response to his question, he knew it would be worth it.
And it had been. It might sound cliche, and he would not believe it himself had he not experienced it, but it felt like all of the stars finally aligned for him and brought him you. God, you were making him poetic.
You, perfect, flawless you.
You would roll your eyes at him would you hear his thoughts, he knew that all too well, and for a moment he was glad he was alone with his thoughts, alone with turning and twisting you in his mind to come to the conclusion he had drawn a long time ago; you were the love of his life.
A lazy, lopsided smile tugged at his lips at he took you in, drank you in, even. He simply could never get enough of you. Wasn't even really sure about how he got so lucky.
He watched your eyes scan the pages of the book resting on your lap, watched your fingers sprawled across the book, holding it in place while your other hand held a cup of tea close to your mouth, sipping on the lukewarm ingredients.
A sense Spencer had yet to completely familiarize himself with overtook him, again.
He wanted to touch you, he wanted to kiss you, to devour you.
Spencer had known he would eventually give in to the physicality so closely entwined with relationships once he really loved someone, but he had never anticipated it would happen to quickly, so violently, even.
He was no newcomer to kissing and making out.
But when he first kissed you, it seemed as though something in his genetic make up just changed. He knew it wasn't biologically possible, though he didn't seem to find a plausible explanation, either.
Ever since then, Spencer had the feeling he had to control himself around you, like your touch had somehow transformed him into nothing more but a wild animal, driven by primal wants and needs. He didn't really know the protocol around such things. Sure, he had done things before. But otherwise, he was a virgin in the majority of ways that counted.
He had told you pretty early on, and you had not even blinked at his confession. His worries about your reaction had all been in vain, and it felt as though a heavy weight was lifted off his shoulders and lungs when you didn't laugh or belittle him about it.
''You don't mind?'', he had asked, cheeks still unusually warm from his previous confession.
Your brows had been tucked together in genuine confusion. ''What? Why would I?''
And that was that. He thought it would take a while until he wanted to take that step. And again, like with so many aspects revolving expectations he had had about his first relationship, he was utterly, undoubtedly, wrong.
You had been with other men. He knew that. What he also knew, though, was that none of these men had been particularly kind to you whatsoever. So, naturally, he wanted everything he did for you to be as perfect as you deserved it.
Gaze still locked on your form, storm still raging outside, he suddenly jumped from his seat across the room from you and rummaged through the endless piles of books he owned.
''Whatcha looking for, handsome?'', you mumbled into your tea, gaze not lifting from the words on the pages.
Spencer tried ignoring what that simple pet name was doing to his central nervous system but failed utterly. His heart beat stuttered and he grinned boyishly into himself.
''I'm searching for a book on sex,'', he blurted, never having seen the sense in lying.
He heard you choking on your beverage and whipped his head around to you. ''Are you okay?'', he asked hastily, crouching on the floor in front of you within seconds as you continued coughing.
You nodded in reply, hand on your chest to calm your breathing, cheeks hot with the topic in question.
''Wha- I mean, eh...why?'', you brought out, pulse hammering in your neck and chest. Spencer's cheeks were also beginning to take on a pinkish color.
He blinked and furrowed his eyebrows, like he so often did before he tried to explain another complex train of thoughts his mind produced.
''Well, I know you've been with other men. And I haven't been. With other people, I mean. So I figured, I should further study what techniques there are to...uhm...to make you feel good, I guess?''
At this point, he was a blushing, rambling mess, and although your cheeks were pink as well, you wanted nothing more but to kiss the embarrassment from his face. You were incredulous, how could this man even exist? A man who wanted to research techniques before he ever touched you?
You shook your head in disbelief, and for a brief moment, Spencer thought he had said something wrong. But he quickly identified your love-struck grin he was lucky enough to have become familiar with.
''You're unbelievable. And I mean that in a good way,'', you mumbled, face still flush but giddy, Spencer could basically see the happiness on it.
Still, Spencer didn't really understand what you meant by that.
''Why?''
How could it be that the most endearing person on earth also happened to be your boyfriend?
''Spence,'', you whispered, smile still adorning your lips, as you pulled him in closer to you by his cardigan. He was still on his knees on the floor, crouching in front of the couch you sat on.
As soon as you touched him, he was a goner, he was basically putty in your hands. He had that lovestruck look on his face as his eyes transfixed on yours.
''I understand that you might be a little nervous, but I assure you, you don't have to be. You can do absolutely nothing wrong.''
''Well, of course! There are a lot of things I could do wrong for exam-''
''Spence,'', you cut him off. ''You love me. I know that. You love me more than any man who has ever touched me. And with that, I promise you, you will know what to do. You will know what's right.'', you explained, voice in a whisper, hands still holding his cardigan as you saw his gaze drop down to your lips.
Spencer cupped the back of your neck with one of his large hands and pulled you into him, your lips brushing his as you grinned into the kiss and he reciprocated.
Even after weeks of being able to getting used to it, you hadn't yet. The feeling of Spencer's lips on yours was a new one every time your lips connected. You felt lightheaded almost instantly, and you scolded him internally for ever thinking he could not know what to do with you.
''You're right, you know,'', he mumbled in between kisses.
''Hm?''
He pulled away, though not far, never far, to look at you, your face in between his hands, his thumbs stroking your skin, eyes lovingly holding yours. ''That I love you,'', he whispered, and you felt even dizzier.
''I'm always right,'', you giggled in response. ''And I love you too, you know,'', your voice was back to a whisper as Spencer placed light kisses across your jaw and neck. You let your head fall back, and he hummed knowingly in response.
Yet, this was not entirely out of the ordinary for you, yet. He took almost every opportunity he could get to show you just how much he loved you. It was what he said next that made you realize it was different this time, what made goosebumps break out on your whole body.
''Wrap your legs around me, I don't want to do this here,'', he whispered, then immediately kissed a spot below your ear, making you shiver.
You caught his eyes, both in surprise and in question.
''Spence, we don't have to-''
''I know what. But do you seriously think I don't want to? I can barely think of anything else,'', he confessed, the heat coming back to his and your cheeks.
You wordlessly wrapped your legs around his waist and he picked you up without effort. His lips found yours again, capturing them in loving kisses again and again. His hands were on the back of your thighs, and on the way to his bedroom, he let one of them deliberately slip to your behind.
You knew it was wrong to compare him to the men you had been with. But it didn't feel wrong, given he won every point without even trying. His kisses weren't hungry, they were curious, loving. His hands on your body weren't searching for more, they weren't possessive, they were curious. He wanted to explore every part of you in the most innocent way possible, and with each and every touch, he made you feel like he appreciated you, not like he wanted to own you, but like he wanted to love you, even more than he already did, if that was even possible.
Your heart was hammering in your chest as you ran through your last shower routine, wondering whether you shaved, but as Spencer lay you down gently onto the mattress, eyes finding yours, being both sure and excited at the same time, you knew it didn't matter. It was Spencer. He loved you more than anything. And you did, too.
Carefully, he hooked his fingers into the waistband of your sweatpants, looking into your eyes for confirmation, which you gave with a firm nod of your head. He slowly, cautiously, pulled the pants down your legs, and embarrassingly, you started trembling as soon as his fingertips touched the exposed skin of your legs.
He placed a few light kisses to your thighs.
''Are you okay?'', he asked as he noticed the trembling of your legs.
''Mhm,'', you mumbled in reply, catching his gaze. ''Just a little nervous, is all,'', you replied in a hushed tone.
''You, too?''
Spencer almost couldn't believe his ears. One of your hands cupped his cheeks and he leaned into your touch. ''Of course I am, baby.''
With your underwear still on, you sat up and pulled off your shirt, revealing your bare chest. Spencer cleared his throat and you were uncertain whether his eyes would fall out of their sockets before he could avert his gaze to someplace else.
You unbottoned his cardigan, which he took off in one swift move, before you tugged at the hem of his shirt, as well. He pulled it off and then you sat there, bare chest to bare chest, both heaving with heavy breaths and anticipation.
This time it was you who lunged forward, grabbing him by the back of his neck and pulling him against yourself. Spencer gladly followed and pushed you gently to lie back down again.
He continued kissing you while you felt him pull off his sweats. For a brief moment, you wondered whether he kept on his underwear, as well, but then you felt him warm, flush, against your stomach. The both of you shuddered at the contact, to which a fit of giggles erupted from your connected mouths.
Spencer then slowly pulled your underwear down your shivering legs and searched your eyes for any uncertainties. ''Are you sure?'', you heard him ask.
''Yes. Yes I'm sure,'', you nodded. He leaned his forehead against yours and you both took a moment to close your eyes and breathe and feel the other.
''Spence?''
''Yeah?''
''Just...Sometimes first times, they..um... they don't last very long. I want you to know that that's perfectly normal and please just... don't pressure yourself for me, okay?''
Spencer's chest felt all kinds of warm at your concern, and he nodded.
To your surprise, the next thing you felt were Spencer's fingers at your core, and you gasped in surprise. He drew soothing circles against the part of you that needed him most.
With every hiss, every moan that escaped your lips, you felt him twitch against your stomach.
It took him not more than two minutes to have you come completely undone before him. As soon as you were certain you could breathe again, you smacked his arm.
''Ow! What was that for?'', he grinned, perfect teeth on display. ''For lying to me! There's no way you have never done this!", you exclaimed, faking an angry scowl.
''I haven't, I swear!''
You pulled him down to your face, engulfing his lips in a lazy kiss. ''I told you. You'll know what to do,'', you mumbled against his lips.
At this point, you could feel him against your entrance, and any tiredness he had just induced you with was replaced by adrenaline again.
''Are you still sure?''
You smiled widely at him, eyes glistening with sureness, with happiness, as you nodded. Spencer was trembling too, now, and he quickly found one of your hands and entwined your fingers to ground him, before slowly, carefully, pushing in.
A shiver was ripping through both of your bodies, and it was not hard at all for Spencer to push all the way in, as you were more than ready for him. Though he was a lot bigger than you had anticipated. Your gazes met, both surprised, both immensely turned on, both bodies feeling on fire, which made the two of you erupt into a fit of giggles again.
Spencer brushed a strand of hair out of your face and peppered your face with light, loving kisses. You had never felt so loved.
''Is it okay if I move?'', to which you nodded in reply.
So Spencer started moving in and out of you, slowly at first, and you felt him fight off his release immediately. The feeling of him shivering, restraining himself below your touch, made you clench around him, earning a groan in return.
''Can you not-''
''Sorry, sorry,'', you giggled, and he huffed out a laugh in response.
''No, I'm sorry, I just-'', he met your gaze again, and his eyes softened, the stress he had put on himself only moments ago falling off of him once you were in his field of vision.
The hand that was not clasped by his own cupped his cheek again, a touch that said 'I'm here. You're fine, you're okay.', and he relinquished in the feeling of being understood.
He took all of his courage to move again, and he willed himself not to come simply by the feeling of feeling you, of being as close to you as humanly possible. Somehow, he felt you on every of his nerve endings, and he never wanted to do anything else, ever again.
After finally setting a pace that had you moaning and squirming beneath him, there's nothing else to do for him but let go and come undone. He moaned and trembled and you held him through it all.
He rolled onto his side, afterwards, pulled you in and placed kisses onto the top of your head. Then, sheepishly, he asked ''Can we do that again sometime?''
You prop yourself up on his chest, his fingertips caressing the back of your very sweaty back, a grin on your lips. ''Of course, baby. Anytime you want.''
''Yeah?''
''Yeah.''
Then you let him pull you into him again, lips meeting in kisses, in giggles, and in the pure happiness of having found a person that means everything to you.
I know you - Spencer Reid
╰summary: Spencer has a terrible crush on you. In you, he finally found a person he doesn't have to explain himself to. So, naturally, he doesn't plan on ever telling you about his feelings.
╰pairing: Spencer x reader
╰Warnings: Spencer being the absolute cutie that he is, talks of never fitting in anywhere, some kind of spicy thought Spencer has about reader, cute confessions, they are so in love
╰word count: 1.6k
Somehow I feel like I have written this hundreds of times but again, I have a new hyper fixation. I'm sorry. Requests for Steve and Eddie are still open though !! I won't forget about my husband!!
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For all his life, Spencer had the feeling the people around him did not really understand him. Not in the literal sense of course. Spencer was more than willing and able to word what he was thinking. So, naturally, he explained himself. Over and over and over. In great detail.
The teenagers in school mocked him for it, his colleagues rolled their eyes at his seemingly never ending stream of thoughts. It was hard for him to clearly grasp why. They did not understand the essence of what he was saying, but when he tried to make himself clear, it was wrong, as well?
So he accepted his fate. That he would always seem kind of special to the outside world. That there was no one who would ever truly be able to 'finish his sentence' or as the saying goes. He had never really understood that saying, anyways. It wasn't neurobiologically possible to read another's person's thoughts.
Still, it was a lonely way of living sometimes, feeling as though he was constantly speaking in another tongue than the rest of there world.
That was, until you stepped into his life.
It did not take Spencer long to develop a crush on you. Well, that was an understatement. It took him merely a day to be completely and utterly smitten for you.
But Spencer, despite being somewhat awkward concerning the whole dating business, was not new to having crushes.
He knew they would pass. Knew that he would grow accustomed to having you around, to noticing every little detail about you and someday not being as endeared by them as he was right now.
The surrounding sounds on the plane were doing nothing to distract him from looking at you, sitting across from him, one arm tucked safely under your chin, eyes closed, having drifted off to a deep sleep.
His eyes trailed your face, the way your brows were slightly knitted together, no doubt still thinking about the case the team had just finished. Your eyelids were fluttering in the slightest way, and your lips were pressed together, jaw still tightly clenched from the stress of it all.
''Other people can notice you staring, you know?'', Morgan whispered into Spencer's ear, making him jump and finally tearing his gaze from you.
''I'm not,'', he mumbled, the lie leaving his lips effortlessly. He could feel the skin of his cheeks heating up as Derek chuckled beside him.
''Why don't you finally talk to her, huh?'', Morgan pressed.
Spencer was close to rolling his eyes at his colleague. Of course he had thought about it. But he had discarded the idea just as quickly. He was not going to risk loosing what he had found in you just because he had a crush on you.
Over the weeks and months he had gotten to know you, and likewise, he had slowly but surely noticed what was so different about you.
You didn't treat him like everybody else did. You didn't shake your head, roll your eyes, or sigh when he rambled and explained something. No. Instead, your eyes never left his while he talked, and you nodded along no matter how long it took him to get his point across properly.
At first, he thought it was out of mere politeness.
But then he noticed.
Whatever he was trying to demonstrate, you could somehow grasp before everyone else. You understood him so well it was almost like you could read his mind sometimes.
He was baffled at first, but then his heart swelled and his chest felt warm. Spencer had never known what it felt like to have someone understand him, to really get him without it being his effort.
So, no, his crush on you was anything but fleeting. It was beginning to look permanent, and was strengthened by every interaction the two of you have had ever since.
''I don't know what you're talking about,'', Spencer mumbled again, fiddling with the pages of the book in his hand.
''Look, kid. I'm being honest here when I tell you not to downplay yourself like you so often tend to do. I really think she's interested, too.''
The sentence hung heavily in the air, and should it follow the law of physics, Spence thought, it should sink to the ground of the plane and right through it.
He knew Morgan meant well, he really did. But how could he risk losing the one person he felt a real connection with for something as mundane as having a crush?
Of course, deep down, Spencer knew it had begun to flourish into much more than a crush, but he wasn't ready to admit that to himself yet.
The plane landed not much later and the team shuffled, stretched, and collected their belongings, while you were still fast asleep. Spencer hesitated, but then stood up and lightly touched your arm. Nothing.
He touched your arm again, lightly shaking you. ''Hey,'' he said softly, which made your eyes flutter open. You squinted against the sudden light and stretched your arms before meeting Spencer's gaze. Upon seeing him, a genuine, eye-reaching smile was spread on your face.
''Hi, Spence,'', you grinned, and if he could, he would have suppressed any physiological reaction your face was causing him. But he couldn't. So his heart rate sped up, and his fingers somehow seemed immediately clammy.
He blinked and cleared his throat, willing his eyes to look away from your frame, but losing the battle against his own body. ''Walk me to my car?'', you asked, faking a pout you didn't have to. He would do anything before you had even asked the question.
''Of course.''
You collected your bag and with the rest of the team having already departed, it was only Spencer and you on the plane. Spencer felt his arm being intertwined with yours and for a second the irrational (though very small) part of his brain took control and he thought his heart would stop beating.
It didn't, of course.
Spencer wasn't one for physical touches. Everyone knew that. But, as you seemed to know what he was thinking, you also seemed to know what kind of physicality would be okay for him.
This was. In fact, this was more than okay. For the first time in his life, this touch made him crave even more. He wanted to feel your touch everywhere-
He shook his head. What has gotten into him all of a sudden? This was not like the parts of his personality he knew so well, at all.
''Did you sleep at all?'', you asked as you departed the plane arm in arm, to which he shook his head. ''Did I sleep the whole time?'', you asked. ''Most of the time, yeah.''
''Oh god, I drooled again, didn't I?'
A smile crept onto Spencer's lips, and you groaned in reply. ''I don't know why this keeps happening to me, like is there something wrong with my jaw?''
Nothing in the world could stop Spencer from smiling at this point. The two of you had reached your car and you were leaning against the passenger's door, looking up at him with doe eyes.
''No, no,'', he began. ''You looked....beautiful,'', his eyebrows knit as he brought the word out, not being able to hold your gaze and looking away.
You fell silent, and he desperately waited for a witty joke in reply. Instead, he felt the soft touch of your hand on his chin, turning him so he was looking at you again. Your hand was cold and it took everything in him not to rub your hands in between his.
Spencer could not quite read your expression. You seemed troubled, but not mad at him. That was good, right? Oh, but maybe that's where the rejection would come in.
''Spencer,'', you began, but it was hard for him to keep his gaze locked on yours, hard for him to hear what he had feared for so long.
''Spence, look at me, please,'', with your voice this low, you almost sounded like you begged, and this was what got him to look at you. He would never let you beg. For anything.
''Don't you know me well enough to know you don't have to walk on eggshells around me?'', you asked, to which confusion crossed his features.
Your hand cupped around his cheek and for a touch so foreign, it somehow felt like home to him. For the first time since he complimented you, he exhaled and closed his eyes.
''I know you, Spence. And you know me. You don't have to be worried. Never with me, okay? Never with me,'', you whispered, calming him down.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at you. He saw the beautiful face he was slowly falling in love with, and he saw the soft, genuine smile still placed on your lips.
''What does that mean?'', he asked, somehow breathless in fear of the answer.
''It means that I know what you're feeling because I'm feeling the exact same way.'', you clarified, and Spencer's body reacted to this statement as it normally only should in answer to a gun held to his head.
And then, without thinking about it, which has never happened for Spencer, he pulled you in and captured your lips in a kiss. The kiss was hungry and all the while filled with to much appreciation and gratitude.
Your lips met again and again in heated kisses until a throaty moan escaped Spencer's mouth and he pulled back. He was about to apologize, but you stopped him.
''Spence,'', you chuckled. ''It's okay. Remember what I told you? I can promise you I feel the exact same way,'' It felt as though a heavy weight had been lifted from Spencer's chest, and he smiled at you before pressing his lips softly against your forehead.