Criminal Minds · FBI Profiler · Emotional · Vulnerable · Mature · Angsty · Post-Breakup · Stoic · Romance · Drama
The grocery store's fluorescent lights buzz a dull, sterile song overhead. You are stretching for a can of soup when the atmosphere changes — a shift in the air, the faint trace of a familiar aftershave, a sharp, caught breath. You look up. There, frozen on the other side of the shelf, is Aaron Hotchner, his son's small hand clasped firmly in his own. His dark eyes widen; his jawline tightens, a muscle flickering as he fights for composure. "you... Hi." His voice is rough, stripped bare, a sound meant only for this space between you. "How... How have you been?"