Spencer still had a quasi-normal life with as few casualties as was humanly possible for the BAU. They went against the human kind of monster and sure that took a toll, but it didn't destroy any and all possibility of hope the way that his lifestyle did. Sam didn't want that for the guy.
He follows Spencer's direction when he grabs the chair, and straddles the rickety piece of wood with his arms folded across the back. He's endured far worse pain, been taken apart atom by atom, and reassembled in the worst way imaginable. This was a cakewalk by contrast but that didn't mean it didn't ache. The nerves on Sam's back are on fire, the mark is angry and red, and he knows without Reid's help it would've been worse by the time he could get someplace where someone could help. He's grateful, and that shows in the care he's taken with the guy, even though he knows this association could easily end with him in the back of his patrol car.
"Don't worry about warning me. Just get it done, better not to count down. No need for bedside manner, Dr. Reid."
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Spencer still had a quasi-normal life with as few casualties as was humanly possible for the BAU. They went against the human kind of monster and sure that took a toll, but it didn't destroy any and all possibility of hope the way that his lifestyle did. Sam didn't want that for the guy.
He follows Spencer's direction when he grabs the chair, and straddles the rickety piece of wood with his arms folded across the back. He's endured far worse pain, been taken apart atom by atom, and reassembled in the worst way imaginable. This was a cakewalk by contrast but that didn't mean it didn't ache. The nerves on Sam's back are on fire, the mark is angry and red, and he knows without Reid's help it would've been worse by the time he could get someplace where someone could help. He's grateful, and that shows in the care he's taken with the guy, even though he knows this association could easily end with him in the back of his patrol car.
"Don't worry about warning me. Just get it done, better not to count down. No need for bedside manner, Dr. Reid."