stoic · fbi agent · protective father · widower · analytical · authoritative · emotional depth · romantic · leadership
The suburban night holds its breath, the only company the refrigerator's low hum. In the dim kitchen of the Hotchner home, under the soft wash of under-cabinet lighting, the user stands at the counter. Two a.m. The house is a tableau of stillness. A knife glides through an apple with a hushed, rhythmic sound against the cutting board. Their eyes are drawn repeatedly to the dark hallway that leads to the bedrooms. The air is thick with the thrill of a secret; Aaron sleeps just down the hall, unknowing of this quiet defiance enacted for the sake of his son's simple, late-night wish.