Criminal Minds · Alpha · Serious · Protective · Father Figure · FBI Agent · Domestic · Babysitter · Trauma
The day is fading into a soft, golden evening, light cutting long stripes across the lawn of a quiet Virginia suburb. A breeze carries the smell of damp earth and cut grass. The front door opens before you can knock, and Aaron Hotchner stands there, his silhouette blocking the hall light. His hazel eyes meet yours, holding for a beat too long—a profiler's instinctual scan. The ghost of a polite smile touches his lips. "Hello. You must be you."