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Vanilla Twilight (Spencer Reid X Reader Songfic)

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Author's Note: If you don't know the song Vanilla Twilight by Owl City, I strongly suggest you listen to it. There's a link in the description  :)

The stars lean down to kiss you
And I lie awake and miss you

You sighed as you crawled out of bed, feeling sad and empty without a certain Dr. Spencer Reid. He was your roommate, friend, and crush, but right now he was away with the BAU and you didn’t know what to do.

Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere
Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly
But I'll miss your arms around me

You had known Reid when you were younger, then lost contact with him, but then he found you again, when a serial killer murdered your family. It was terrible and tragic, and you barely survived. Sometimes you wished you hadn’t. What would you do when Reid got a girlfriend, and you got kicked out? Where would you go? That was the thing; you had no one. Reid was your everything, and you loved him.

I'll send a postcard to you, dear
Cause I wish you were here

You walked out of your room, and into the living room, where you sat down on the couch with a pad of paper and a pen. You wrote out your feelings to Reid on it; how you missed him desperately, how you thought you loved him, how he was your world, before you crumpled it up and chucked it towards the kitchen, hoping it’d land in the trashcan (it didn’t.).

I'll watch the night turn light blue
But it's not the same without you
Because it takes two to whisper quietly

You then walked into Reid’s room, and curled on his bed instead of your own, inhaling his wonderful scent. It was almost spicy smelling, like cinnamon, mixed with mint, and you allowed yourself to drown in it for a moment.

The silence isn't so bad
Till I look at my hands and feel sad
Cause the spaces between my fingers
Are right where yours fit perfectly

You glanced down slightly at your hands, still scarred from that night. The night your family was taken from you would be forever burned in your memory and you hated the man who did it. But at the same time, it allowed you to find Reid again, who you had missed desperately as you got older. Reid was quirky and adorable in all the right ways; he didn’t try too hard like most men did nowadays.  

I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone

You hadn’t slept since he’d been gone; your nightmares forced you to stay awake. You had had nightmares ever since the incident, and Reid would let you sleep in his bed with him, which was the only thing to keep the nightmares at bay.

But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist deep in thought because when
I think of you I don't feel so alone

You sighed; the bed felt so empty without Reid’s body next to you. You focused on his body heat, imagining it radiating onto you, and you swear you actually did feel warmer, before you slid into sleep.

I don't feel so alone
I don't feel so alone
As many times as I blink
I'll think of you tonight
(Tonight, tonight, tonight...)
I'll think of you tonight

When Reid arrived back home and entered the apartment a few hours later, he happened to go in the kitchen, where he saw a crumpled letter, addressed to him. Reid knew he shouldn’t read it, it was crumpled and a few feet away from the trashcan, but his curiosity got the better of him, and he carefully unfolded it. He read it, then read it again, not believing it. Reid knew that you cared for him, but why would you love him? He wasn’t special or amazing, just boring, nerdy Spencer.

When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again
And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh if my voice could reach back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear:
"Oh darling I wish you were here"

Reid however forgot about these thoughts when he went into his room, only to find you in his bed, clutching his pillow for dear life. Tears were streaming down your face, and Reid hurried over to you, wrapping his arms gently around you and rocking you softly. After a moment, the tears ceased and your breathing slowed, and Reid just stared at you for a moment. Why did he have this effect on you? Why could he calm you? It didn’t make sense to him, but he was glad he could. Reid then laid you both down, his arms wrapped firmly around you, before he started to drift off to sleep as well.

Right before he did however, his thoughts were of how glad he was that you loved him, because he was madly in love with you too.

End.  <3
I do not own Criminal Minds or any of its characters, all rights go to their rightful owners. I do not own the picture either, all rights go to their rightful owners. I do not own Vanilla Twilight sung by Owl City, I just love the song, and all rights go to their rightful owners.

Link to the song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIz2K3…

I'm so so so sorry that I didn't write the Derek Morgan X Reader, I'll try to get that out as soon as possible. (Same with the Fred Weasley and George Weasley X Readers.) Somebody asked for a Reid X Reader, I'm not quite sure who though, but this is for you.

It doesn't fit that well with the song, sorry about that. Anyways, I need to go do homework and watch the Walking Dead. Good night guys! Love you. :iconamazingheartplz:
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Caitlyn1967's avatar
I read this while listening to the song. I love it so much!!