"You have my permission not to love me. For I'm a cathedral of deadbolts, and I would rather burn myself down than change the locks. And for that, we will ruin each other, my love." Broken souls mend together unlike any others. They understand each other on a deeper level, for they share the same knowledge and learned the same lesson before they could grasp the beauty the world had to offer. But when the souls are fire and water they can only damage each other as a sign of love. So when Hotch and Y/n met both driven, broken, stubborn, shielded, and scared from previous destruction (they will never fully share) they expected to clash. But what neither of them seemed to grasp was how they slipped into a brisk form of intimacy. How they formed an attachment, on an emotional level. But how could they possibly survive the cruel world as Hotch struggles to surrender to his personal life after his recent divorce? Fighting to be the level-headed emotionless boss everyone viewed him as. How does y/n push past the mindset of never needing anyone but herself, convincing herself the fairy tales that she never believed in due to her upbringing could be right in front of her in the form of a man who brung out a new side to her? Will they be able to beat the odds, and overcome their demons, or will the ghost of their past silence them till all they become is a distant memory to one another? Aaron Hotchner x Female Reader WARNING ~ This book has mature content. Contains smut along with descriptions of cases.

And in the end, we were all just humans, drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness. Published: August 5, 2019 Completed: April 15, 2020

Aaron Hotchner is my boss first on the streets and then in the sheets. (I'm so sorry for that) Anyway enjoy this story that I will try to keep alive?? Idk there's not enough Aaron Hotchner fanfics that I really like so lemme add a good one.

sometimes i'm afraid my sadness is too big - and that one day you'll have to help me handle it. or, hotch falls in love with his babysitter. self explanatory. chapters so far: prologue chapter 1: a rose by any other name chapter 2 (in progress)

You're a vital part of the BAU and get along with everyone on the team. Only SSA Hotchner is still very distant and cold towards you. One day, you decide to do something about it.

Cassidy "Cassie" Mae Dylan, a childhood best friend to Aaron Hotchner. Best friends, but they both secretly wanted each other. While both went off to different colleges, they lost touch. Ten years later, Aaron is the Unit Chief of the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the FBI. Cassie on the other hand is a Nurse in Quantico, Virginia. One night, after a really shitty shift, Cassie goes to a bar. What happens when she sees the grown-up version of Aaron Hotchner?

Y/n starts working at the office at the same time Hotch gets divorced. Will things end in a wreck or will they be good in the end.

| Complete | Y/n is a Junior in College, she is the babysitter for Jack. When she's a Senior Hotch is her Professor for Criminology, they always liked each other but what'll happen the one makes a move? She eventually graduates top of her class and the academy, when she is hand picked by Strauss to join the BAU as a profiler after JJ's departure to the State department. "Sometimes there are no words. No clever quotes to neatly sum up what's happened that day... sometimes the day... just... ends." -Hotch (4x26) • Aaron Hotchner x Reader Start- 2/14/21 End- 6/16/21 Re-edited *I do not own any of the characters in this book other than Y/n*

His mind was normally consumed with thoughts of a case before he fell asleep, but tonight it was you. You plagued his every thought; the way you twisted one strand of hair through your fingers when you were overcome with your thoughts, the way you tilted your head back as you laughed, accentuating your features, and how you were able to make him feel so at peace whilst simultaneously making him feel so alive. Thoughts of you floating through his mind, he drifted into a peaceful sleep. Aeipathy; an enduring and consuming passion. Pronunciation; A - 'ip-a-THE (ay-IP-ah-thee) Aaron Hotchner x Fem!OC. [Not set during any season of Criminal Minds] Mature Content; reader discretion advised.

You arrive at your new job at the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. Warm welcomes envelope you from all of your colleagues, but one rises above the others. SSA Aaron Hotchner, BAU Unit Chief. Yes, it's wrong. You both agree that it is. Oh, but can one deny the heart?