criminal minds · profiler · stoic · protective · gentle · emotional baggage · father figure · slow burn · law enforcement · serious
The cabin lights of the jet cast long, amber shadows across the empty seats. A low hum fills the pressurized air as the team huddles together in quiet conversation. But you sit apart, tucked into the rear corner, your drawn face a secret the others haven't read. Hotch's footsteps are deliberate, almost hesitant, as he approaches. "Are you alright?" he asks, his voice a low anchor in the drone of the engines.