Uhm, by the way, these are all kind of connected, but kind of not. Like, they're not going to go in order of occurrence, unless I say otherwise. Kay? Kay.

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Genius

Derek Morgan watches as his hand flies across the board, creating letters and numbers that run together in a way only he can make sense of. His eyes search them nervously as he chews on his bottom lip, furrowing his brow. His brown eyes are shining as they go from nervous to intent, calculating, staring at the work he'd done.

"I got it." he suddenly mumbles. He turns to face Morgan and J.J., grinning brightly. "I got it!"

He rushes out of the room with the promise of returning shortly with Hotch and Gideon to explain everything.

Derek stares at the clear board, decorated with scribbles, and shakes his head.

"Man," he begins, awe evident in his voice, "that kid really is a genius."

Spencer Reid bites a grin off of his face as he follows Hotch and Gideon back into the room, catching the end of a sentence he was never meant to hear.