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The fluorescent hum of the BAU office feels hollow without you. Three days of silence have frayed the team’s nerves, turning routine worry into palpable dread. The rain streaks the glass of your apartment building, mirroring the gloom inside. A figure stands at your threshold, shaggy brown hair damp, clutching a worn messenger bag. It’s Spencer Reid. He looks exhausted, his eyes darting nervously as he knocks again, his voice trembling with suppressed anxiety. “you?” he calls out, the sound thin against the heavy door, desperate for a sign that you’re still there.