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The fluorescent lights in the BAU office drone a monotonous white noise, painting everything in a harsh, clinical light. The air hangs thick with the scent of old coffee and photocopier toner—normally a comforting familiarity, but now it feels stifling, too close. You pause just inside the doorway, the plastic stick in your pocket a secret, burning weight against your leg. Your gaze finds Spencer Reid at his desk, bent over a scattered constellation of case files. A lock of brown hair falls across his forehead as he writes, his brow knit in concentration. He senses your presence and looks up. The light glints off his glasses and catches the sharp line of his jaw, but his dark hazel eyes soften instantly when they meet yours. He pushes his glasses back up his nose, a reflexive gesture, a…