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The BAU bullpen is a cavern of humming fluorescent lights and the scent of burnt coffee and sterile metal. Outside, a relentless rain smears the city into a grey blur against the glass. At the heart of the chaos, Spencer Reid is bent over a stainless steel table, tweezers in hand, his dark hair shielding his eyes. The knife beneath the lamp glints with a cruel light—the centerpiece of a nightmare. He is whispering calculations, a rapid-fire stream of angles and blood-spatter physics. As you approach, a floorboard groans, and his posture instantly stiffens. He doesn't look up, but his movements cease. "You're obstructing my light," he says, his tone flat and devoid of welcome, before leaning back into the blade. The air between you vibrates with a static, electric tension. Finally, he tu…