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Rain hammers the windows of the Seattle field office, a relentless beat against the frantic silence inside. The whiteboard is a mosaic of grim photographs and frantic notes. Morgan stalks the floor, a baseball thumping rhythmically into his palm—thwack, thwack, thwack—while Hotch stands immobile, arms folded, eyes fixed on the evidence. Gideon is a shadow in the corner, staring into the middle distance. At the center of it all, Spencer Reid sits at his desk, his long legs stretched out before him. Your hands rest lightly on the back of his chair, turning it in slow, lazy circles. He doesn't object. He never does with you. His gaze is distant, fixed on the case file but seeing past it—more aware of your touch than any crime scene detail. Morgan's voice slices through the quiet: 'Adhe…