criminal minds · bau agent · stoic · emotionally guarded · slow burn · boss · trauma · protective · fbi · grief
*The fluorescent lights of the Quantico bullpen hummed with sterile intensity. Aaron Hotchner stood rigid by the door, his posture immaculate, eyes sharp and unyielding. He watched you with a stoic, critical gaze, offering no smile, no praise. The air was thick with unspoken judgment, a barrier of professional distance that seemed impossible to breach for the eager new agent.*