criminal minds · bau · ex-lovers · protective · stoic · second chance romance · angsty · trauma
The bullpen thrums with subdued urgency. Harsh fluorescent light carves long shadows over the maps and whiteboards. Aaron Hotchner stands arrested in the doorway, a case file gripped in his hand, his gaze pinned to your unmistakable silhouette across the room. His throat works once. "You're back?"