ᴜɴʀᴜʟʏ - spencer reid

one.

nothing could have prepared you for the real anxiety that coursed through your veins on the morning of your first day at the bau. you were well aware of their reputation throughout quantico, ignoring every warning that came your way about how difficult it was for newcomers to find their ground within the well-formed group. you knew the risk you were taking, making a good impression on the team was make or break for the rest of your career.

the ride up on the elevator was when your nerves finally set in completely. with every floor that ticked by you knew you were just seconds closer to facing people you have admired through your entire education. you spent endless hours not only researching your material for class, but going over all the press releases from cases the bau has worked on, you needed to know every detail you could to certify that you'd fit in with them better than any newcomer has in the past.

"ssa (y/l/n), i'm here for my first day with the team." you spoke out softly to the young blonde that walked up to you and shook your hand, your nerves instantly deflating as soon as she showed you a warm smile.

"i'm jennifer, but everyone around here calls me jj. you came in at a good time, we need you in the conference room as soon as possible." her tone was serious, and as soon as she greeted you that warm smile was gone off of her face.

it was almost expected that your first day would be busy, but you figured it would be busy with paperwork, not actually meeting with the team all at once to work a case. now you were just hoping to not embarrass yourself around the team since you had less time to prepare yourself.

"everyone, this is ssa (y/l/n), the newest member of the team. we can get introductions out of the way later, we need to go over of the details of the case that just landed on my desk." jj dropped a handful of case files on the desk the team was surrounding, pulling up the same contents on the screen at the front of the room to debrief the team.

"our next case will take us to las vegas, there's been a string of poisonings that seem to be related to a local club. the las vegas police has requested our presence due to some of the disturbing messages left behind at the scenes." jj opened up one of the evidence images on the screen in the room, showing everyone the image of a note with a lipstick stained napkin along with a verse only one agent seemed to recognize.

"'but i say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart' matthew 5:28; can be not entirely about the act of committing adultery but the idea of lusting over another woman while in a marriage is enough to be considered adultery and a sin." the mans voice came from next to you, your head turning to read the badge to see where the source came from, and it was spencer reid. you weren't surprised.

"isn't this just typical 'what happens in vegas, stays in vegas?'" derek spoke up with a smug smile on his face, spencer just shaking his head as he squinted his eyes to focus on more details of the evidence that was on the screen in front of the team.

"that's not the reason we've been invited to investigate, this is now the fourth death and the patrons of the club are starting to question if they're safe to visit anymore." jj was practically staring down derek for his comment, switching to shooting you a reassuring smile from across the room.

after the debriefing and the warning of meeting on the plane in no less than ten minutes, you gathered all your stuff along with your go bag before you headed out of the conference room. having a major case on your first day was nerve wracking, but you knew this was in your place of specialty since you had studied religions as a minor in college. you didn't want to speak up too much when you first met the team, but you already had a little bit of a profile built. you knew the unsub was more than likely female, in her mid to late 20's just based on the crime and the religious subtext to persecuting the male victims that the case was built on.

you were shocked and nearly dropped all the files you had in your hands when you heard a familiar voice coming from behind you. you recognized the voice as spencer's, and it made you just that more nervous that he was the first one to personally come up to you to speak to you.

"agent (y/l/n), i noticed that you seem to know more on this case than you're even mentioning. your body language as soon as the bible verse was brought up changed. what's on your mind?" he questioned you, and for just a second you noticed him looking you up and down.

"you don't have to call me that, you can just call me (y/n), but i minored in religious studies through college. i did it for a lot different reasons than the rest of the students, but linking the victims to that exact bible verse told me all i needed to know about the unsub." once again, the eye contact you held with spencer as you spoke sent shivers down your spine, but you immediately put this thought to the side. you were talking about a murder case anyways.

the look on spencer's face after you spoke was something you'd never forget, and you'd definitely be thinking about later when you were alone. he almost looked disappointed, but yet he looked surprised by you at the same time. all of your thoughts were pushed to the side as soon as you

"next time you have that much to say, you should try speaking up. we're all on the same page as you. if you want to be beneficial to this team, you need to learn how to speak."

you watched spencer walk away after he spoke to you, stuttering over thoughts of what you could say to back yourself up. for just a few seconds, you had an idea of why no one really made it in with this team. they were hard and they were serious about their job, but so were you. you weren't going to let spencer having a little bit of a problem with you at first stop you from doing your best work. plus, deep down in a part of you that you didn't want to admit existed, you liked how he talked to you.