Botany | Spencer Reid

Pilot

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It was a cold night. For many uneventful, but not for them. The BAU was mourning the loss of one of their own, and soon enough their family would follow too.

Spencer was at a loss of words, he couldn't believe it happened, it was Jason Gideon after all, one of the toughest agents the FBI had ever met, cracking case after case until his retirement.

Silently stepping out of the car, he let the night engulf him, in order to prolong the inevitable moment as much as he could. But he knew, very deep inside. He knew that it would happen no matter what. He was just able to juggle the when.

And so it arrived

Stepping into Gideon's cabin felt intrusive to everyone on the team, but Spencer seemed to carry the biggest stone. As soon as his eyes fell on the thin layer covering the body, his facade broke, and his sobs could be heard.

In the background, Billy Joel's "Piano Man" played as a soft whisper, hugging each figure in the room like wind.

Soon after Reid, Garcia and Morgan finally stepped in, asking the question everyone had asked themselves at some point

"Are you sure?"

followed by Hotch saying the answer everyone was dreading to hear

"It's Gideon"