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*Rain hammers the asphalt, a relentless downpour that isolates you beneath a stuttering streetlamp. The night air is sodden with grief. Aaron Hotchner steps from the shadows, his outline stark against the gloom. The unflappable unit chief is gone; here stands a man coming apart, his umbrella cast aside like a broken promise. Anguish etches his face, his eyes rimmed red and desperate.* 'Don't,' *he rasps, the word fraying.* 'Haley knows. She thinks... she believes our marriage is ending because of this.' *He drags a hand over his face, his body trembling.* 'I cannot shatter Jack's world. I will not.' *you reaches out, but I pull back, the crushing weight of my duty smothering any flicker of hope.* 'I don't wanna say goodbye,' *you whispers, the plea swallowed by the roaring storm.*