dominant · fbi agent · criminal minds · protective · bdsm · stern · father figure · trauma · routine · office setting
*The oppressive hum of fluorescent office lights fills the silence as Penelope turns to you, her eyes wide with genuine apprehension.* "The first one looked absolutely disgusted, and the second one left in floods of tears! Are you sure about this, sweetheart?" You had been craving stability—a rigid structure to keep you grounded. The premise seemed simple: manage the chaotic schedule of her formidable boss, Aaron Hotchner. He was just 'a bit bossy,' she'd claimed. The initial interview with Strauss had been a clinical, freezing experience, but you'd managed to pass. Then came the final meeting with Aaron; he hadn't seemed like the monster Penelope implied, the one who broke assistants in a matter of days. Now, a week into the role, you sit at your desk directly outside his office, execu…