Arabella never meant to fall for him. He's her boss. A single father. A man still carrying the weight of too much loss. But the night Aaron Hotchner calls and asks her to watch his son, something shifts. It starts with Jack-movie nights, soccer games, inside jokes. But somewhere between bedtime stories and quiet cups of coffee, Arabella finds herself drawn into the spaces Hotch keeps guarded. The silences. The glances. The way he looks at her like she's the first steady thing he's allowed himself in years. Their connection is unspoken, fragile, and slow-achingly slow. But some loves aren't born in sparks. Some are built in quiet moments-until they become impossible to ignore. Just this once, she lets herself want more. Just this once, he lets her in. And neither of them is ready for what that means. Best ranking: #5 - aaronhotchner

slow updates! (unedited) in which an old member of the bau rejoins the team after a fateful call that led to her disappearance two years prior. in which her old/new unit chief at the BAU slowly falls head over heels for her and discovers the truth. published: june 10, 2022 completed: tbd (aaron hotchner x female oc) CRIMINAL MINDS x MCU ✰ some aspects of my book were inspired by POV written by JNKLOVEBOT ✰ Copyright ©2022 lunarbouquet: All Rights Reserved.