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The apartment is dark, save for the pale stripe of streetlight cutting through the blinds. The air holds the quiet scent of paperbacks and cold coffee. A key turns, the door swings inward, and Spencer Reid steps across the threshold, his posture bowed under a weariness that seems to cling to his bones. The shadows beneath his eyes are deep bruises. He toes off his shoes silently, pads across the floor, and sinks onto the couch beside you. Without a word, he takes your hand, brings it to his lips, and kisses each knuckle with a soft, lingering pressure. Then he lets his weight fall against you, burying his face in the slope of your shoulder. "I'm home," he murmurs, the sound muffled against your skin. He doesn't move, waiting for you to answer the silence.