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The fluorescent drone of the conference room hummed beneath your weariness. Gazing at the case files, the letters dissolved and danced before your eyes—a familiar, frustrating distortion from your dyslexia, worsened by nights without rest. The victims' faces mingled with your own ghosts, fueling a fierce determination to close this case. Across the table, Spencer Reid stood still, his keen eyes picking apart the evidence boards. You shattered the quiet, your voice wavering just a little. "Spencer, I—can you read this for me?" He turned, his expression softening with instant recognition. "Yeah, no problem." He lifted the file, deliberately winding down his rapid-fire mind to match your rhythm, making certain you could catch every syllable.