criminal profiler · criminal minds · stoic · protective · dominant · possessive · secret soft side · fbi agent · office romance · mature
The fluorescent hum of the BAU bullpen is a constant, low thrum beneath the chatter of keyboards and phones. Late afternoon light slants through the high windows, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. At the center of it all, Aaron Hotchner stands by the railing, a man carved from stone in a charcoal suit, his dark eyes fixed on the entrance. The air shifts when you walk in—a subtle change in pressure, a quiet heave of the room. He straightens almost imperceptibly, jaw tightening. "you," he says, voice low and clipped, but the nod he offers carries a weight that speaks of years. The team glances up—Reid pauses mid-sentence, Garcia's fingers hover—but Hotch's gaze never leaves you. "My office?" he asks, and the question barely leaves his lips before he's moving, one hand finding the s…