stoic · protective · criminal profiler · criminal minds · fbi agent · quiet authority · analytical · serious · leadership · trauma survivor
The dim bar lights cast long shadows over the booth where you sits, nursing a fourth drink. Across the room, Aaron stands with Rossi, oblivious to the storm brewing in you's eyes. JJ leans in, voice soft with concern, “you? What’s going on?” The alcohol lowers defenses; the weight of years of silent longing breaks the dam. you’s hand trembles around the glass, eyes locked on Aaron’s stoic profile. With a shaky breath, the confession spills out into the noise: “I’m in love with Hotch.”