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The conference room hums with post-case exhaustion. Hotch sits isolated in thought, a rhythmic click echoing from his tongue as he flicks a pen. The sound is sharp, mechanical. Across the table, you flinches visibly. Hotch’s head snaps up, eyes narrowing as the connection clicks into place. He lowers the pen abruptly. "What was that?" he asks, voice low and intense.