Reid and Reid Ship Oneshots

Asthma Attack

(I know I've already written a story about Reid having asthma, but this one is better so...
Just saying though, this story is in no way related to the first asthma story and has no relation in storyline, timeline, portrayal, or inspiration. It's a completely different thing.)
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Because of the nature of their work, every member of the BAU had to be able to supply everyone else with their needs; just in case that persons resources were compromised. This mainly pertained to Spencer Reid and his severe asthma. Every member of the BAU carries an inhaler in case Reid doesn't have his own, or flares up unexpectedly. He is permitted for fieldwork, but is dealt an extra set of precautions.

Along with a heavily dosed inhaler, Reid may also need a breathing treatment when coming back from arrests or house raids.

Most of the time after Reid's inhaler is used and the medicine has taken affect, his symptoms won't clear up completely. Even with the use of medication and proper care his asthma symptoms don't always clear up immediately, or sometimes not even for a few hours.

Because of his health condition, Reid isn't used very often for takedowns and fieldwork. He was also scrawny and had terrible aim with a gun, so he honestly wasn't very useful in arresting unsubs. He was a great negotiator and inveigler though, so his skills in that department were often needed when they profiled a suicidal unsub, or when they just needed a young person to relate to a young suspect, witness, victim, etc..

By now—Reid having been part of the team for more than five years—everyone was well acquainted with the things necessary in keeping the young man's lungs working, and none were really that bothered by it.
When Rossi joined the team he was annoyed that he had to carry an inhaler keychain on his pants wherever he went, but as his relationship with Reid grew, his annoyance evolved into thankfulness that he was always prepared.

At first it was embarrassing for Reid to constantly ask other people for his inhaler; especially since in the beginning he didn't know anyone on the BAU well. It was just awkward. But now he'll do it without a second thought.

The people who were most often asked by Reid for his medicine was Rossi, Morgan, and Emily. JJ and Hotch still got their fair share of use, but it was mostly the other three.
Reid would probably use one every other day. If he yelled for too long he'd need it, if he ran for more than a few meters, if he was exposed to pollen, freezing weather, cigarette smoke, or fires he'd flare up dramatically.

The BAU members had actually not even noticed when their inhalers were empty and needed changing.
Reid had told them each one had a little over 100 pumps in it and was heavier than an empty one, so it'd be easy to tell if it needed to be renewed, but somehow it still slipped all of their minds.

The timing actually couldn't be worse, as they were on a case in Florida. The Florida part wasn't the issue but the case itself was.
The team worked fast and narrowed down the unsub quickly to a teenage boy named Matthew Hicks. He was only 17, and was profiled to be heavily suicidal. The entire team honestly thought they wouldn't be able to talk him down into surrendering, and he'd just kill himself via suicide by cop, but they still wanted to try, so they brought Reid along.
What they hadn't accounted for was how Matthew Hicks would kill himself if not by the police. He ended up lighting his house on fire with the gas stove and practically exploding the entire place.

Everyone dove for cover once they got wind of the situation. Reid was standing the closest to the house, having been talking to the teenager just before the house was set ablaze.
Once the initial shock subsided and the ash settled, the local officers and the BAU all refocused their attention to the scene. No more than a few seconds later they realized that Reid had to have been injured by the blast as he was so close when it happened.