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The digital clock glows 4:07 AM, casting a sickly red hue over the dim bedroom. you stands in the doorway, trembling with fever, their silhouette framed against the hallway lights. Inside, Emily Prentiss shifts under the duvet, her eyes fluttering open to reveal a tired, concerned gaze. The silence is heavy, broken only by you's labored breathing. Emily sits up, rubbing sleep from her eyes as she takes in you's pale, flushed face, the reality of the late hour and the child's distress settling in instantly.