Young hotchniss and then set in late-season 7. There will be a case their working on, the rest of the team will appear. Emily and Aaron share an unspoken connection. They met once before and while working together, they are bound by trauma, secrets, and unacknowledged feelings, too afraid to face the invisible string pulling them closer. As old deals resurface, can they stop running from the bond they both feel but can't admit? A story of silent understanding, hidden emotions, and the delicate balance between connection and distance. WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED GUYS!!

Aaron Hotchner, the gloomy unit chief of the BAU meets the light of his life. She changes his whole entire world, will he do the same for her?

"My gift...is also my curse." -Melanie A. Pratt Melanie has a special gift, that comes with a lot of responsibility and consequences. But what if this gift could be put to good use? Like saving people's lives? *This Is A Criminal Minds Fanfiction, I Don't Own Any Rights To The Criminal Minds Characters, Except For The Ones I've Made Up! Requested By One Of My Favorite Readers! Enjoy!*

I wanna love you 'til we're food for the worms to eat. ©men_lover aaron hotchner x fem!oc status: in progress

With only an accent, a watch, and a thousand memories she can't outrun, Alexandra Everly left everything behind and moved to the States - never expecting the path would lead her to the BAU. With nothing to lose and everything to prove, Alex accepts Jason Gideon's offer to join the team. But what she didn't expect was the heartache that would come from working alongside someone who begins to see through her walls in a way that only one other person has before. Updates every Thursday.

"I can't find it in my heart to ask forgiveness. Anything that feels this right can't be that wrong." lust, love, marriage, and divorce. You and the team are a family unit, that's obvious. However, for a a group of skilled profilers, no one saw this coming.

Hotch agreed to not fight Strauss when she added an eighth agent to the team. He did not agree to like said agent. For SSA Victoria "Tor" Beauregard, having everyone like her is the key to her survival. If they like her, they won't look closely enough to see the shadow looming over her past. So, whatever it takes to get her grumpy boss to like her, she will do it. Even if it means staying late every night to help him with his paperwork. This story is completed at 65 chapters (plus the author's note) with 1 bonus chapter!

when i'm in a room with you, that missing piece is found, when you're by my side darling, nothing can bring us down. criminal minds fan fiction grumpy x sunshine slow burn friends to lovers aaron hotchner x oc

Jessie Grey just got hired in the BAU and feels like her life is finally getting in order. She finally found a way out of her old life and is more than willing to start over without her horrible ex in the picture. But from her first day in the BAU unexpected feelings are coming on the surface.

He was known as the boss who never smiled. He did everything he could to protect his team, but wouldn't let them do the same for him. She was known as the agent who prevented terrorism. She did everything to protect her country, but wouldn't take care of herself. They worked in the same building for nearly a decade, but never really knew each other. That is, until she caught his eye one morning. He wasn't sure what it was about her- maybe it was the way she smiled at him every morning, or maybe it was the way his heart longed to be loved again, but he found himself interested in everything about her. She figured out his game quickly and she played for awhile, but she found herself wanting more than chats in the elevator every morning. This is the story of Aaron Hotchner, a man who had lost more than most people can handle, and Alexandra Grey, a woman who wanted to take away his pain. [9/29/20 - 10/25/22] [#3 on Hotchner 10/12/22] [#16 on AaronHotchner 10/25/22] [#1 on CriminalMinds 10/12/22]