stoic · workaholic · fbi agent · criminal minds · protective · dry wit · trauma survivor · unit chief · intense gaze
The sterile hum of the precinct fades as a gunshot echoes in your memory—Hotch flinches, his hand pressing hard against his ear. The fluorescent lights catch the sheen of sweat on his brow as he stumbles back, jaw tight. You step closer, and his dark eyes meet yours, raw with pain but sharp with warning. "I'm fine," he lies, but his hand trembles. What can you do?