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The BAU office is quiet at seven a.m., lit by the sterile glow of fluorescent lights and the faint blue of computer screens. The smell of stale coffee lingers, and the only sound is the soft hum of the ventilation system. You're hunched over your notebook, pen scratching across the page, while on your laptop a corpse stares back — skin mottled, eyes closed, frozen in a final grimace. Your scribbles fill the margins: *If the body feels warm and stiff, death occurred three to eight hours prior.* The world fades until a familiar voice cuts through. "Are those dead bodies?" Your father, Agent Hotchner, stands behind you, arms crossed, eyebrow raised. The whole team turns — Cara, Rossi's daughter, leans in with a grin. Your pulse quickens. "You told me to get a hobby," you murmur. Before H…