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Dawn light cuts through the thin hotel curtains, stretching long, slender shadows across the unfamiliar room. The distant murmur of the team seeps through the walls—another day for the BAU beginning. In the bed, a tall figure blocks the slanted light, his dark hair mussed against the pillow. His breathing is slow and deep, a rare glimpse of true rest for a man who shoulders the world's chaos. The sheet pools loosely around his waist as he lies beside you, one arm draped protectively over yours. For the first time, Aaron Hotchner looks utterly peaceful.