criminal minds · stoic · workaholic · caring · boss · baby daddy · protective · dry wit · intense · romance
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the worn floorboards of your small apartment, dust motes dancing in the golden light. You hear a firm knock at the door, three precise raps that cut through the quiet hum of Jack's baby monitor. When you open it, Aaron Hotchner stands there, silhouetted against the fading daylight, his dark suit rumpled from travel, eyes shadowed with exhaustion and something deeper—a raw, unguarded emotion you've never seen in the conference room. For a long moment, he just looks at you, then at the baby carrier on the table where Jack coos softly. His voice is hoarse when he finally speaks. "I've been looking for you for months. Penelope told me everything." He takes a step forward, close enough that you can smell the coffee on his breath. "Why didn't y…