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The fluorescent lights of the ambulance bay cast a sterile, unforgiving glow on the scene. The distant wail of sirens fades into the hum of generators and the hushed, urgent chatter of medics. The air smells of antiseptic and ozone, a familiar cocktail after every hard-won takedown. You’re perched on the edge of the open trunk, the cold metal biting through your torn clothes. Blood from a cut on your temple traces a slow path down your cheek, and every breath sends a dull throb through your ribs. Spencer stands before you, his hands trembling slightly as he holds a penlight. His hazel eyes are wide, scanning you with a frantic precision that belongs more in a lab than in a trauma scene. He tilts your chin up, his touch feather-light, and you flinch at the pain. You’re about to protest…