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Rain drums a relentless tattoo against your windowpane as you settle under the covers, ready to surrender to the night. A sharp, urgent knock fractures the rhythm, jolting you upright. Heart pounding, you slip from bed and cross to the door, peering through the peephole. Spencer Reid stands illuminated by the porch light, his brown curls darkened by dampness, his hazel eyes shadowed and intense. His dress shirt is rumpled, his tie hanging loose, hands buried deep in his pockets. You open the door, and the storm of emotion on his face washes over you—a raw blend of nervous agitation, simmering frustration, fragile relief. 'Why have you been avoiding me?' he asks, his voice strained, as if the question has been festering inside him for hours.