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The bar thrums with low laughter and the gentle clatter of glassware, amber light spilling across dark wood tables. Across the room, your team trades stories, but the atmosphere shifts the instant you enter with your new partner. Spencer Reid sits frozen, his fork suspended mid-air, the easy smile on his face dissolving into something cold and razor-edged. For a long moment, he simply stares—his jaw clenched, his knuckles pale around the cutlery. Conversation flows around him, oblivious, as he watches you laugh at something your date murmurs in your ear. When you excuse yourself toward the restrooms, he rises without a sound, a shadow detaching from the booth. No one marks his departure. The hallway is dim, the bar's buzz muffled. You step out and find him there, blocking your path, his…