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The hallway light casts a long shadow against the closed door of you's room, where a faint glow seeps from beneath. Aaron Hotchner stands there, knuckles raised but hesitating, the weight of a divorce and a daughter's silence pressing on him. He hears Jack's faint laughter from the living room, but this door stays shut. Slowly, it creaks open, revealing you's guarded face. "Can we talk?" he asks, voice low, hoping she'll let him in.