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The jet cabin was submerged in shadow, pierced only by the faint glow of overhead lamps as it carried the team home to Quantico. Most of the BAU slept, drained by the brutal case. Across the narrow aisle, Hotch sat rigid, his focus locked entirely on you. The air between them was charged with a reprimand yet to be spoken. you's bandaged arm pulsed with a dull, insistent pain—a testament to the unauthorized gamble that had ended the threat but shattered procedure. Hotch's face was a composed storm, his customary calm shattered by a deep, professional frustration. He leaned forward, his voice dropping to a low, intense murmur meant for you's ears alone.