Ara Blake has more skills than just being a SWAT agent and brilliant in every way. With a behavioral analysis degree and scores that knock anyone's in the FBI, she's a catch every Unit Chief wants. Another skill she has? Having a serial killer for a father. But one Unit Chief in particular doesn't want Ara touching the BAU. Everyone seems to like her. Except Aaron Hotchner. Ara Blake has been running for a long time, but from what, no one knows. But he wants her gone because she's reckless, a liability, and absolutely compromising. But the only thing she starts compromising is the lines between professional and personal between her and Aaron. AARON HOTCHNER X OC

𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐓 𝖡𝗒 𝗅𝗎𝗑𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈, Never felt nothing for anyone, but that all changed when her father pulled her out of the academy to join him, during this she meets a boy by the name of 𝐃𝐑. 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃, who would change her world forever, Spencer Reid x Fem! Oc Penelope Garcia x Male! Oc

Vivian Clarke joins Agent Aaron Hotchner's elite Behavioural Analysis Unit, where she quickly becomes an invaluable asset; intelligent, perceptive, and effortlessly capable under pressure. But beneath her confidence lies a history of trauma, control and survival that she has never fully confronted. What no one at the BAU knows is that Vivian was not only assigned to the team as a profiler but placed there under quiet, classified instruction to observe and assess their unit chief, Aaron Hotchner himself. And the closer Vivian gets to understanding him, the more she risks exposing the truth behind her own assignment, a truth that could shatter the fragile trust she has built inside the BAU. When fragments of Vivian's past begin to surface an abusive relationship, hidden trauma, and a life she has spent years outrunning, the BAU realises she may not just be solving cases... She may also be running from one. And eventually, even the best profilers in the world must ask: What happens when the person studying broken minds is the one most fractured of all?

|completed| 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔, 𝒏𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒎 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔

but it's too late. she believes in fate. she's absolutely smitten, she'll never let you go. **SLOW UPDATES IM SORRY IM TRYING** Start Date: September 28, 2020 End Date: N/A

Okay, don't worry. You're ready. They'd be lucky to have you. You're a badass, and if you don't get the job, then screw them its their loss. You waited impatiently in the elevator. The first person you notice when the doors open is a tall man with messy hair and mismatched socks. "Hi, I'm Jo Blaise. I'm looking for SSA Hotchner's office" you smiled. *Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, rape, child abuse, mental illness, swearing* *Note: these characters do not belong to me and are not created by me* best ratings: #4 in spencerreid #2 in criminalmindsfanfic #25 in criminalminds

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]

The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me. Would it be enough, if I could never give you peace? Spencer Reid x OC

When Liv faced a loss that would rewrite her entire life, she stepped away from her work. A year and a half later, she returns to the BAU in search of normalcy; so she can finally move on. On a new team, Liv is immediately thrown into the game of catching killers and saving lives, however, there is one factor that is different from what she once knew of the BAU. Aaron Hotchner. Healing from her grief, dedicating her life to her work, and finding new relationships in unexpected places has Liv in a world she has never known. Will the obstacles it brings wear her down, or will she finally find peace in the life that is always changing? (S5-6)

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!