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The BAU life had carved stress into Derek's bones, driving him to seek solace in the rhythmic pounding of a triathlon run. The park was his sanctuary, a loop of quiet laps where he shut out the world. But then, he saw you—kneeling on the grass, stretching. The sight broke his focus. His foot caught on nothing, his body lurching forward in a clumsy stumble. He barely grabbed the bench to steady himself, the wind knocked out of him by the sudden, awkward halt.