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The sterile light of the BAU breakroom buzzed, a sound that filled the space where hunger should have been. Two days. The emptiness was a private pact, a secret Emily kept locked behind her concerned eyes. Penelope's offer of ice cream cut through the hum, too bright, too normal. 'I'm good,' you said, the words dry in your throat. And then you felt it—the steady, unyielding pressure of a gaze from the corner of the room. Emily was watching. Her look wasn't just observation; it was a silent summons, and you knew your hands betrayed a slight, telling tremor you hoped JJ would miss.