As an FBI agent in the Dallas field office, your unit calls for collaboration with the BAU. Years later, a decision is made for you, catapulting you suddenly into that same team - this time as a trainee. Amongst the flurry of cases, new teammates, and the struggle to keep up with the load of work, you start to carve out a new life. And if the man who'd grabbed your attention back then, SSA Aaron Hotchner, happens to slowly become your friend - you welcome it with open arms. Developing feelings for him - less so. This is a slow burn, and title from Maggie Rogers' song :) (Sorry I don't know how to write something that is not about yearning or pining) Image from tumblr user @0420-1102 I do not own Criminal minds, the characters or the story!*

You just started working for the BAU and you have a flirty personality. What happens when you catch the eye of Aaron Hotchner. I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY

"It's been awhile," I looked at him with a small smile. "What brings you back here? You're not here because you missed me, are you?" I raised my eyebrows and gave him a sly smirk. He didn't answer, clearly he wasn't in the mood to play. "Don't be shy, Agent, I missed you too," I tilted my head to the right, allowing the corners of my mouth to move upwards. He raised one eyebrow, still locked in his silence, still staring at me. I had had enough of his cold demeanor, he was the one who came to me. "Why are you here, Hotchner?" I asked. "It better not be because you have more questions about my father, because I'm not answering any more of those." I moved my head an inch forward, putting my entangled hands on the table, looking at him intently, making sure he understood. "I want you to work for me," the handsome man in the suit finally spoke. - This is a Criminal Minds story. I do not own Criminal Minds. The time line in this story is not accurate, it's actually all over the place. Some scenes from CM and one scene from SH are included. Warnings: Suicide Abuse Curse words Completed: 2019-01-17

Alaina Monroe was nothing like her family. She busted her ass to get to where she was. She spent all her time studying during high school, which paid off. She got into the best medical program there was. And even aced med school, going through the hoops to be a surgeon. Her family were... slackers. Putting it nicely. They were druggies, alcohol lovers, you name it they probably did it. But Lainey strived to be different. She wanted to set the curve in her family. So she could eventually show someone in the same boat, you can be better if you try. After her intern year, she takes a short break. Off to Virginia, where she runs into a BAU unit chief. Aaron Hotchner. Fresh out of a divorce, he wasn't looking for anyone. But fate had plans, and he ran into the one who would be his forever. Literally. After months of friendship, and breaking down each others walls, they FINALLY get together. Come and check out their story, and how a surgeon and a profiler fit so well together.

Camila Prentiss is one of the best agents out there. Not to mention she's Emily's younger sister sister. Camila has a very sarcastic personality. She always says what's on her mind and she's not afraid to tell you off if you piss her off. She's wickedly smart and can shoot any gun with perfect accuracy every time. She's very similar to Emily and yet she's very different. Follow along as she joins the team with her sister and makes fast friends with everyone. Maybe she becomes more than friends with a certain unit chief along the way

She escaped with nothing but a backpack and a necklace. Now, survival has made her a profiler - and the past she fled still waits in the dark. Aaron Hotchner x OC

Rose black is anything but safe. She's the definition of dangerous. She leaves her past behind after getting a call from her father's best friend, inviting her to join the BAU, she meets a man in a bar... who ends up being her new boss.

She joined the BAU to hunt monsters. She didn't expect to stand so close to one man who never loses control. As a new profiler, Evelyn Carter learns quickly that the most dangerous lines aren't drawn at crime scenes-but inside the unit itself. Especially around Aaron Hotchner, a man ruled by discipline, duty, and silence. Some laws are written. Others are enforced quietly. And some are never meant to be crossed. Criminal Minds | Hotch × OC | Slow Burn | Pre-Haley's Death

Nicole Gibbs is a highly skilled FBI agent, trained by her father who is a NCIS Special Agent. Despite her father's wishes for her to follow in his footsteps, Nicole decides to join the FBI's Behavioral Analyst Unit (BAU). There, she quickly becomes a valuable member of the team and develops close relationships with her colleagues, especially her chief, Aaron Hotchner. With the help of her friend Dinozzo, Nicole sets her sights on Aaron, but her father's overprotectiveness and her past relationships make things complicated. But when Nicole becomes the target of an unsub, both the NCIS and FBI must work together to rescue her. As she fights for her life, Nicole realizes that Aaron is not only a capable man. She also knows that he has always care about her since the day she joined the team. Just the feelings grew more and more each day.

Isabella Vega wasn't looking for family, wasn't looking for love... but she never expected to find both in the most unlikely of neighbors. Aaron Hotchner, FBI Unit Chief and devoted single dad, is used to control until a bright smile, a perfectly packed lunch, and an unexpected invitation into his home start changing everything. Jack Hotchner loves surprises, and he's found the perfect one in Miss Vega... but can Hotch let someone new into their carefully balanced lives without losing himself or his heart?