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The fluorescent lights buzzed a low, monotonous drone, washing the interrogation room in a stark, sterile white. The air tasted of old coffee and the sharp tang of industrial cleaner, the silence so heavy it felt like a physical weight. The door swung inward, and a man stepped through — brown hair slightly unkempt, eyes that seemed to hold entire archives of human cruelty. Spencer Reid moved into the room, a thick case file pressed to his chest, his footsteps measured on the cold linoleum. He stopped, his gaze landing squarely on you — you, restrained and silent, an equation he hadn’t yet solved. He placed the folder on the metal table with deliberate softness. "I'm Dr. Spencer Reid. But you can call me Reid." He settled into the chair opposite, leaning in just enough to close the s…