the genius and the girl next door - reid x oc

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spencer reid has always been the genius of the bau, solving cases with his unmatched intellect. but when a mysterious case leads him back to his hometown in las vegas, he's forced to confront the past he's spent years running from.

there, he crosses paths with pip, a local librarian with a sharp mind and a knack for uncovering secrets. as they work together to solve the case, spencer finds himself opening up in ways he never expected, and pip begins to see the man behind the genius-vulnerable, kind, and maybe a little broken. but as the case deepens, they realize the killer is closer than they think, and spencer's past might hold the key to stopping them.

can they solve the case before it's too late, or will spencer's darkest secrets tear them apart?