Dr. Spencer Reid has met the girl of his dreams. Megan Hansen, Meg for short, is everything he's ever wanted and more. She's intelligent, funny, and beyond patient with him. But when Spencer discovers the secret Meg has been keeping from him, he's is forced to make a choice that will alter his future forever.

The orchard burned on a wedding night no one remembers fondly. Smoke rose into a black Virginia sky, curling like fingers around a forgotten name. By morning, there were only cinders, and one woman walking out of them like a ghost - Emery Vale. Sixteen years later, the ground stirs again. A murder. A signature. A heart carved into skin. The BAU is called in. For Aaron Hotchner, it's just another case - until he hears the name of the town. Until he sees her face again. Grace Haynes, a teenage girl, is found dead in the orchard. Her best friend, Calla Vale, doesn't cry. She sketches instead. And the face she draws? A girl named Ivy Hart. A girl she's never met. But the adults in Manassas, Virginia have met Ivy. They remember her. They just wish they didn't. The past is rising like smoke again. And this time, it's coming for all of them. OR when, The past is not only unresolved - it's alive, bleeding back into the present through ritualistic murders, buried trauma, and a long-forgotten death. The BAU arrives in Manassas expecting a case. What they find is a deeply personal reckoning for Aaron Hotchner, a haunting return for Emery Vale, and a chilling echo of Ivy Hart - a girl who died young, but may never have truly left.

✓ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐮, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞. [𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐜 𝐱 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝]

After a painful divorce and betrayal he never saw coming, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐫 has built his life around structure, solitude, and protecting his son, Jack. When Emily Prentiss recommends her best friend, 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲, as Jack's new nanny, Aaron reluctantly agrees. But Madison isn't just good with Jack ━ she's patient, kind, and far too good at slipping past Aaron's defenses. In a house haunted not by death, but abandonment ━ a second chance at family quietly begins to grow. [ not based off any specific season ] [ started july 28, 2025 ] [ status: on-going ] { #thomasgibson #4 - september 11 } { #criminalminds #5 - august 29 } { #chylerleigh #2 - september 29 }

─ ✧⋆⭒˚｡⋆ 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒷ℯℯ𝓃 𝓎ℴ𝓊 . . 𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 ࿔*⁀➷ Elena Gilbert (SSA Gilbert) is an agent working in the B.A.U. Although most of their days are spent fighting crime and analysing criminal behaviour, they struggle to share personal lives. As she grows closer to her colleagues - some more than others - things start to get complicated in the department as she fights against her feelings. · · ─ ·𖥸· ─ · · 𝒜 𝒮𝓅ℯ𝓃𝒸ℯ𝓇 ℛℯ𝒾𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒟ℯ𝓇ℯ𝓀 ℳℴ𝓇𝑔𝒶𝓃 𝒻𝒶𝓃 𝒻𝒾𝒸 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇ℯ𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒸𝓇𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝓈𝒽ℴ𝓌 . . 𝓖𝓾𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓮𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓮𝓭 - 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓫𝓵𝔂 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓸𝓷𝓮. 𝓦𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝓔𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓪 𝓪𝓵𝓼𝓸 𝓯𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓾𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓪𝓼 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓪𝔂. ❀❀❀ (ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs: sᴍᴜᴛ, ᴀʙᴜsᴇ, sʜ, sᴀ, ʀᴀᴘᴇ, ᴋɪᴅɴᴀᴘᴘɪɴɢ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇs ᴏғ ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴍɪɴᴅs.) 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 ! ᥫ᭡ started: 12•09•24

Aaron Hotchner x OC (black). Aisha is a senior in Psychology and Criminology at Washington University in St. Louis, battling the grief of losing her boyfriend Tyler with poor coping mechanisms and emotional avoidance. Aaron Hotchner is a hot new professor, teaching Women and Gender Studies and catches her eye. They struggle to open up to each other though the attraction between the two of them can't be denied. Lots of angst, lies and smut. **There will be mention of other criminal minds characters. Some will be reoccurring characters others will NOT.

As a student facing the struggles of increasing debt, you decide to seek a new source of income to support yourself. You keep hearing people joke about others making money on dates with sugar daddies. When you are out of options, you secretly join a website as a last resort, expecting to find nothing. But when you decide to at least go on one date, the man that shows up is nothing like you had expected. Aaron Hotchner is nothing like you had expected. [Loosely based on Season 10 Aaron Hotchner]

"Don't wanna give my heart away to another stranger, or let another day begin...won't even let the sunlight in. No, I'll never love again." - lady gaga Y/n is the youngest White House press secretary there has ever been. What happens when a case with the FBI hits a little close to home, and she meets a tall, dark-haired man who happens to be the unit chief of the BAU? •if you watched the TV show Scandal, there's also a lot of crossover! olivia, huck, president grant, jake ballard, and david rosen (just to name a few) all make small appearances :)• hotchxreader

Grace Riley is the newest profiler at the BAU. She's only twenty-five. But she's the best at what she does. She was headhunted by Strauss. Grace has been through a lot. She was sexually abused by her father at the age of seven. And no one saved her until she saved herself. She wants to make a difference in someone's life. Aaron is still blaming himself for Haley leaving and taking Jack. He doesn't want a new agent. He's happy with his team. But when he meets Grace, he knows he has to keep her safe too. When Grace and Derek Morgan start getting close, it brings out a jealousy within Aaron. But how long can he and Grace keep on fighting what they want?

Updates coming Saturdays ! :) Aspen Leigh has been working with the BAU for 5 years now. The problem? She does not get along with her boss Aaron Hotchner. She will do anything to get the slightest bit under his skin. Her favourite ways to do that? Flirt, flirt and oh ya FLIRT! What happens when Aaron decides he's not gonna take it anymore and gives it right back to her? Aaron Hotchner x OC Includes smut! *I own nothing except Aspen and her character history*