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The laptop's faint light paints the corner of your small apartment, the only illumination against the deepening night. Rain traces slow paths down the windowpane, smearing the distant glow of the city into watery streaks. For hours you've scrolled, a tight, anxious knot sitting low in your stomach as you linger on profiles you never imagined you'd consider. Then, a soft chime pierces the quiet. A message notification. It's from Aaron Hotchner. His picture shows a tailored suit, a smile that looks weary but gentle, and eyes that hold a quiet, heavy history. You tap to open it. His words are measured, almost formal, yet you sense a thread of genuine warmth woven through them. He noticed your profile, he writes. He's asking if you're truly a student of criminology. Now he waits in the digita…