"Her hug was almost unconscious; weak, tender, and cold. Like in her dreams, Emily was too afraid to touch him, to embrace him as she had always wished she could- afraid of him dissolving slowly with her hands still lingering in the air and her desperate fingers trying to grasp any remnants of his fading image, reaching for any particles of him she saw flying away. She knew that feeling well. Countless nightmares camouflaged as mellow dreams had taught her that. But now, he hadn't evaporated from her sight; he wasn't fading away, and she couldn't understand how." Aaron Hotchner was forced to fake his death and leave his pregnant wife and child, how would Emily react to him showing up at the BAU almost one year later?

"I don't think of it as luck or chance, Miss (l/n). The harder I work the more luck I seem to have. It really is all about having the right people on your team and directing their energies accordingly. I think it was Harvey Firestone who said, 'The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.' " "You sound like a control freak." "Oh, I exercise control in all things, Miss (l/n)" - When college student (y/n)(l/n) goes to meet to interview serious and cold leader of the bau Aaron Hotchner. She meets a man who is enticing, intelligent, and intimidating. The curious and innocent (y/n) is shocked to realize she wants Aaron and despite his cold shoulder she tries everything in her power to get close to him. Unable to resist her beauty, smarts, and uniqueness of (y/n). Aaron admits he wants her, too-but on his own terms.

Everyone has their story and every story is a piece in the great cosmic puzzle. Aaron Hotchner does his job, and he does it well. It's what keeps him from falling apart at the seams, because God knows he has already been through enough. Follow along as a stranger brings more than he bargained for, pulling him into a world of her own. Written from 10/25/2020 - 08/04/2022!! MAIN DIVERGENCES/INFORMATION -Starts in Season 7, AKA late 2011. (Keep in mind for "out of date" references) -JJ does not become a profiler until a year after her wedding (which is set at the end of S7) -Events from CM S10 and onward have been moved up a year -This book spans about 5-6 years -Includes Supernatural and Bones characters (So same universe, for future books)

Dr. Lizanne Harmon looks to have a pretty charmed life - she has a secure job as a gynecologist, a home with two beautiful girls and has no immediate health concerns, because apparently having intense gardening competitions with the neighbors doesn't actually run in the family. But when a shocking discovery drags Lizzy into the world of the BAU and onto the trail of a serial killer, she is forced to hug her family a little tighter and re-evaluate her relationships with her friends and colleagues. And can love really bloom when you're looking over your shoulder for the eyes of a murderer - even if that love is in the form of Supervisory Special Agent Aaron Hotchner?

A series of short stories detailing the lives of Aaron Hotchner and Tor Beauregard during and after the events of "Shadows and Light" by the_grey_lady_weeps. I will be uploading new additions on Saturdays at 8 pm EST. There are at least 8 chapters across 5 stories that I want to share with you!

Aaron and Cam attended the academy together, dated throughout their time there. When she went off to London the day she graduated to work for Interpol, they ended their relationship. But now, being with each other everyday is going to bring back the feelings they had for one another. Will she choose her old life, the one she loved or move on in her life?

A young Aaron and Emily start to see each other in secret to hide from Emily's mom. But, right when Emily is about to see him for the last time before heading off to Yale, things take a sharp turn. Years later, they run into each other again when Aaron is being questioned on his job performance by Strauss. Erin Strauss brought in the best replacement she can think of, Emily Prentiss.

Emily and Aaron have always had hidden feelings for each other. But, Emily is already in a committed relationship with Andrew Mendoza. What happens when Andrew moves away, leaving the two back in Washington DC?

Just a basic collection of Hotchniss one shots and short stories. Some steamy and some fluffy. Get a blanket and some hot chocolate. You could be here for a while.

The first time Hotch sees you - young, brazen and violent - it's at an old trailer and he's there with Gideon to question you about your father's whereabouts. Someone who the BAU have pegged as their unsub. The second time he sees you - they're back to question the family of an unsub's victim. And you're different: elegant, eloquent and all sharp edges now well-rounded and polished. And married to a billionaire. The third time it's inside the interrogation room, after they find the corpse of a second man looking eerily similar to your missing husband. --- (Elevator pitch: reader may be a serial killer and Hotch is certain you murdered your husband. Chaos and situationships occurr) ---- (this is a slow build - yes they yearn! enemies to fuck buddies to enemies to lovers! - and implied sexual content) so much murder! so much yearning! #147 in enemies to lovers 😌😌 I do not own Criminal minds, the characters and the story!*