Rain Jones has mastered the art of pretending. A smile here, a laugh there-little tricks to keep people from looking too closely. But Jack Hotchner looks. And then, so does his father. Aaron Hotchner doesn't believe in coincidences. Not when Jack keeps mentioning how Rain "doesn't feel good" or how she "cries when she thinks no one's watching." Not when she flinches at sudden movements or when she brushes off injuries with too-easy excuses. He's spent his career reading people, and now, he can't unsee the truth written all over Rain's face. So he asks. Gently, carefully. And when she hesitates-when her breath hitches, when her fingers tighten around the hem of her sleeve-he knows. She's in danger. And he won't let her face it alone. When her past comes crashing back, when threats turn into action, the BAU will stand beside her. But it's Hotch who stands in front of her, a silent promise in his eyes: She's his to protect now.

He was supposed to disappear. She was never meant to be found. After vanishing into the Witness Protection Program with his son, Aaron Hotchner is no longer the man he once was. Now he's David Collins-quiet, guarded, a ghost in a sleepy coastal town where no one asks too many questions. The ocean keeps his secrets, and he's learned to live in the silence. Until her. Riley Denver-once known as Sage Hart-was a CIA operative with blood on her hands and fire in her veins. After a mission went wrong and her partner was murdered, she was buried by the same government she served. New name. New life. No choice. They meet by chance in a bookstore. A guarded smile. A shared look. A spark that neither one of them is ready for. But peace doesn't last forever. A familiar face appears in the shadows. A letter arrives with a name Riley swore she'd never hear again. The lies that kept them hidden are starting to crack. Now, they have to choose: Keep running from the past- Or fight for the future they never believed they deserved. Two broken souls. One small town. And a love that could cost them everything.

The Genius Serial Killers Daughter and the Shy Young Brilliant FBI Agent. What could go wrong? "Dr. Reid, I'd like you to meet our newest profiler-" Elevator dings. A woman steps out, sharp-eyed, confident-familiar. Reid (stunned): "...Jade?" Jade smirks, arms crossed "Hey, Spencer. Long time." Morgan grinning, sensing tension "Wait, wait-Reid, you know her?" Jade crosses her arms "You could say that." Spencer cut in "We went to Caltech together." "Oh, like classmates?" JJ said curiously Jade's eyes locked on Reid "More than that. We were... close." "Until we weren't." Reid said finally meeting her gaze. "I trust that won't be an issue?" Hotch said firmly, Jade's professional mask slipping back on "Not at all, sir." Reid forcing a nod, though his mind is racing "Right. Of course." Morgan whispering to JJ "Oh, this is gonna be interesting."

No-one had seen Annabel Bradey in a decade, that was until she resurfaced in SSA Aaron Hotchner's office in Quantico. She was carrying scars both physical and mental, but wouldn't share her story. Or at least not until everyone she loved was in danger because of her secrets. . aaron hotchner x oc started : 17.03.24

"how could a heart like yours ever love a heart like mine?" -- -- -- Delilah Bellerose knows love. She knows it destroys you and gets people killed, and she doesn't fall in love because of it. Enter Jennifer Jareau, the force of nature intent on making a home in Delilah's heart, the sun to her moon, her invisible string, her best friend who, as far as Delilah knows, is straight. Delilah knows love hurts. She knows how things will end when she falls in love with JJ, but she lets herself fall, anyway. She finds the pain isn't so bad when it's JJ causing it. -- -- -- jennifer jareau x fem oc s1-5 book one of the "long live" series

"only then i am human, only then i am clean." -- -- -- Olivia Bellerose has never been in love. Her little sister is an expert on broken hearts and the fear has taken root inside of Liv like a brain tumour she can't quite cut out of her. That all changes after a hookup in the bar with her sister's teammate, Emily Prentiss: the sinner to her saint, her invisible string, her first and only love. But love isn't easy, not on the Bellerose sisters, and Liv is no exception to this curse, not even when Emily is concerned. -- -- -- emily prentiss x fem oc s2-? book/ship two of the "long live" series first book- heart like yours (jennifer jareau x fem oc)

"who will take the fall? who of us is stronger?" -- -- -- Falling in love with Jennifer Jareau is the worst mistake of Delilah Bellerose's life. It costs them both everything. The blood of children and sisters leaves stains upon whatever love they've built in the ruins of their own childhood loses. She can't bring herself to regret it. She can't bring herself to regret anything as long as JJ comes out the other side of this alive, because the monsters are still coming for them, have been waiting for this moment for a lifetime. Delilah will do whatever it takes to keep JJ alive, will seduce and betray and kill whoever she has to. She'll cross lines to meet JJ on the other side, no matter the cost, no matter who pays it, as long as it's not JJ. After all, there is only one heart that could ever love a heart like Delilah's. She has to protect it. -- -- -- jennifer jareau x fem oc s6-10 book three of the "long live" series sequel to "heart like yours"

"screaming the name of a foreigner's god, the purest expression of grief." -- -- -- Olivia Bellerose knows grief intimately. She knows it's a staircase that never truly ends. It gets longer with each new loss you suffer, longer than you think you deserve to live yourself. She knows what it's like to die. She knows what it looks like when the human brain dies and the body follows. She knows what it's like when the blood is just too much for someone to come back from, what it's like when that blood is on her hands. She knows what it's like to survive. She knows what it's like to fight for a happy ending. She knows that she found one in Emily Prentiss, in their three children and the new addition they're planning. She knows it's never that simple. She knows that something is breaking between them. She knows their ghosts will always come back to haunt them. This time? It's not Liv's ghosts they have to worry about. -- -- -- emily prentiss x fem oc s6-10 book four of the "long live" series sequel to "take me to church"

❛ 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑖 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑔𝑜 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒑. ❜ ㅤㅤㅤㅤARIADNE HALE has been knee deep in black ops since she graduated from the academy. When her Unit Chief transferred her to the BAU, she thought that her life had ended. All that until she met her friends. Until she met him. a criminal minds fanfic ( spencer reid x fem!oc ) ¹ˢᵗ #cia 03/26/26 ²ⁿᵈ #profiler 11/28/25 ²ⁿᵈ #cia 03/25/26 ³ʳᵈ #ellegreenaway 03/25/26

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.