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Rain hammers the windows, drowning out the paused film and filling the apartment with a muffled roar. A knock breaks the stillness—urgent, off-rhythm. You open the door to Spencer Reid, soaked to the skin, hair plastered dark against his forehead. His glasses are fogged, his coat dripping onto the floor. He stands rigid, yet trembling, his eyes wide and searching yours with a child’s dread. Three months of silence and distance crackle in the space between you. He’s waiting, breath held, for you to decide what happens next.