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

❝ 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 ❞ 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐲, 𝐞𝐱-𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝. cover made by @vanillainkss <3

"You will now report to Aaron Hotchner" Never did Devyn Carter think those words would change her life. Started: December 16, 2020 Completed: March 4, 2021 Highest rankings: #1: hotch: December 29 #1: hotchner: August 2 #1: aaron: February 10 #1: jenniferjareau: February 27 #1: spencerreid: March 16 #1: drspencerreid: April 19 #1: hotchxoc: July 31 #2: cm: January 5 #2: davidrossi: January 5 #2: fbi: March 16 #2: aaronhotchner: March 16 #4: ellegreenaway: January 26 #5: criminalminds: December 23 X I do not own any of the Criminal Minds characters, only my own X

in which they miss each other ♡

Aurelia "Lia" Han is a witness to one of a series of murders taking place in D.C. She helps with the case, and her relationship with Hotch grows as it progresses.

A year after losing Haley, Hotchner decides he needs a little extra help with balancing his job and trying to be there as much as possible for Jack. Ivy is 6 months post-graduation with no luck of finding a job within her field so decides to apply for a live in nanny job. She's a bright 24 year old and Hotchner is a quiet 45 year old, nothing is ever going to happen between them, right? #1 in aaronhotchner | 7.26.25 #1 in hotchner | 9.22.25 #2 in hotch | 9.3.25 #6 in BAU | 7.19.25

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 }

Inside, everything narrowed. Pressure. Gauze. Hands. Bleeding. IVs. BP still low. He was fighting to stay conscious, and Aspen crouched down close enough for him to hear her over the noise. "You're going to be fine. Just stay with me, Agent." He blinked. "Hotchner. Aaron Hotchner." She nodded, already halfway through a mental checklist. "Nice to meet you, Agent Hotchner. Try not to die before we get your name in the chart." or Dr. Aspen Wynter is a trauma surgeon and Agent Aaron Hotchner happens to be involved in many traumas.