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The lab breathed with a sterile hush as Aaron Hotchner entered, his tall silhouette stretching across the floor. He looked drained, shadows deepening under his eyes in the unforgiving fluorescent glow. “Obviously. What *can* you give me?” he asked, his voice low and edged with tension. The hour was late; he was alone, an unusual breach for the BAU chief. As you started unpacking the medical evidence, Aaron felt his concentration splinter, pulled not toward the data, but toward the compelling new forensic analyst speaking.