Dr. Magic Man
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Your central guide to the Dr. Magic Man universe — character profiles with art, team and relationship dynamics, and world details. Navigation is simple, and new sections will be added over time. Think of it as the “expanded universe” handbook.
Or: That one big reference book you wish every chaotic friend group came with.
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- Part 1 of Dr. Magic Man
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Every Saturday, Dr. Spencer Reid returns to a quiet city park—not as a profiler, but as “Dr. Magic Man,” armed with science kits, marshmallows, and the kind of wonder he wished someone had shared with him as a kid. What begins as a small act of curiosity grows into something bigger: a ritual of connection, healing, and messy, beautiful magic. Among the chaos of paper birds, vinegar volcanoes, and wide-eyed kids who don’t think he’s weird, Spencer finds a rare kind of peace. A place where he doesn’t have to mask. A place where curiosity is sacred.
Or: the one where Spencer teaches science to kids and accidentally heals his inner child.
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- Part 2 of Dr. Magic Man
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Aiden hears about a weird guy in the park who makes marshmallows grow with air and explodes glitter for fun. His mom hears “unlicensed adult hanging out with kids.”
Spencer’s just trying to make science feel like magic again.
Or: Spencer Reid accidentally starts a cult of curious children.
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- Part 3 of Dr. Magic Man
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Spencer misses one Saturday at the park, and Aiden starts to wonder if Dr. Magic Man was just another adult who disappears.
Or: The one where Dr. Magic Man breaks a promise—and keeps it anyway.
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- Part 4 of Dr. Magic Man
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There’s a notebook taped to a park bench. The kids fill it with questions, experiments, slime incidents, and emotional sabotage.
It answers questions, gives challenges, and sometimes even doodles.Or: Spencer keeps his promise the only way he can—with paper, pencils, and a whole lot of love.
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- Part 5 of Dr. Magic Man
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There are three rules to the Saturday Science Club:
1. No explosions bigger than your head.
2. Glitter is a valid scientific tool.
3. Don’t ask the awkward Dr. Magic Man his real name—unless you’re prepared to be emotionally roasted.
He never introduced himself, so now they’re stuck with names like “Sir Did-You-Know” and “Professor What’s-It.”Or: The one where the kids accidentally adopt a possibly-government-affiliated science wizard with anxiety, a crooked tie, and the vibes of a sleep-deprived genius.
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- Part 6 of Dr. Magic Man
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All Lila hoped for was to make it through her fourth-grade science project without stuttering so badly she’d cry. She didn’t expect help. She definitely didn’t expect friends.
Or: the one where a quiet fourth grader builds a cloud in a box, learns the word petrichor and accidentally finds a place where she belongs.
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- Part 7 of Dr. Magic Man
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Spencer just wanted to teach a calm science lesson in the park. Instead, there’s a potato cannon, glitter-based theories about dark matter, and at least one instance of baking soda in someones shoes.
Or: Spencer loses control of the lesson, the kids gain control of the chaos, and somehow everyone learns a lot anyway.
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- Part 8 of Dr. Magic Man
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Spencer comes to the park exhausted, unshaven, and missing half his science kit. Too drained to pretend he’s fine, too kind to let the kids down. He braces for disappointment—but instead finds duct tape cars, trivia, a questionable volcano, and tiny scientists determined to hold him together.
Or: After a brutal case, Spencer forgets most of his supplies and all his composure. The kids don’t mind. They’ve got enough heart to carry him through the morning.
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- Part 9 of Dr. Magic Man
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She blinked. Laughed, once — incredulous. Then looked down the hallway, where her son was crouched over a science experiment, muttering something about viscosity.
“Oh my god,” she murmured aloud, dazed. “My kid is learning science from a genius federal agent.”
And she wasn’t sure if she wanted to call someone, lock the doors, or ask for tutoring lessons.
OR: The one where Claire just wanted to make sure Dr. Spencer Reid was qualified — and ended up rethinking her entire definition of qualified.
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- Part 10 of Dr. Magic Man
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What happens when you give a bunch of kids vinegar, baking soda, glitter, and permission to form teams?
You get:
Chaos Team™, the longtime veterans with glitter on their shirts and a habit of testing things a little too early.
Team Brainstorm, the enthusiastic newcomers already designing a team logo and asking big questions about inertia.
The Sparkle Unit, who believe glitter is data and are building something that may or may not be a launch device.
Or: a story where kids do what kids do best—form clubs, make a mess, and give Spencer new reasons to invest in stain remover.
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- Part 11 of Dr. Magic Man
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Spencer doesn’t host a Q&A. He just sits there, and somehow kids treat him like a human Google search.
One minute it’s “Why do clouds float?”
The next, it’s crater scars, fart acoustics, and why friendships end even when nothing really happens.Or: what if every strange question you’ve ever asked was answered—seriously—by a weird science wizard with too much knowledge and no judgment?
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- Part 12 of Dr. Magic Man
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Spencer Reid has been shot at, held hostage, and threatened more times than he can count.
Somehow, none of that was as surprising as the blue-haired girl, the reckless skateboarder, and the blond with the permanent scowl turning up to his park science group.
And then actually sticking around.Or: how a girl named Roxy accidentally recruited her friends into a semi-illegal science collective and possibly became a role model against her will.
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- Part 13 of Dr. Magic Man
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The aftermath of a family blow-up leaves Sasha quieter, Jay restless, and Riley furious at being told to shut up. The week that follows is heavy, but Saturdays don’t stop just because adults make a mess of things.
Or: a fic about messy families, grounded weekends, and why no one gets to decide where you belong except you.
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- Part 14 of Dr. Magic Man
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The Saturday Science Club notices Dr. Spencer Reid always comes and leaves the park alone.
Obviously, this is unacceptable.
Which is why he ends up trailed by a squad of tiny matchmakers armed with glitter and clipboards.Or: the Saturday Science Club invents dating apps but offline, analog, and worse.
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- Part 15 of Dr. Magic Man
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Dr. Spencer Reid has always answered every question, from black holes to bubble mix ratios.
So when he doesn’t answer right away, the kids know something’s wrong.Or: the park finds out their science guy is autistic, and the solution is teamwork, fidgets, and very determined whispering
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- Part 16 of Dr. Magic Man
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Dr. Reid arrives at the red tree and finds thirteen knockoff Reids in crime-scene ties. Every answer starts with “technically,” every correction with “actually,” and Spencer tries so hard not to laugh.
Or: the Saturday Science Club does impressions and gets extra credit.
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- Part 17 of Dr. Magic Man
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Family used to mean slammed doors and long silences. Saturday Science means orange juice, vinegar volcanoes, and kids who defend a man in a crooked tie like he’s state-protected wildlife. Roxy doesn’t plan to help, but she knows a reaction when she sees one—especially the kind that runs backward.
Or: in which glitter is permanent, judgment is not, and Roxy discovers that Saturday feels safer than home ever did
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- Part 18 of Dr. Magic Man
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When a plain envelope turns up in the Magic Notebook, Spencer gets to see Saturday Science from a different angle. A parent shares how their child has changed since finding Dr. Magic Man, and why it really matters.
Or: This is a small story about a big thank-you
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- Part 19 of Dr. Magic Man
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Milo’s house is warm smiles and easy kindness; his chest is a room with the fire alarm going off for no reason. After a presentation goes sideways, Milo sticks to the edges with Dez and Roxy at the park while Dr. Reid runs his usual science under the red tree.
Or: He doesn’t get better; he gets through, and that’s enough for this chapter.
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- Part 20 of Dr. Magic Man