Vivian Clarke joins Agent Aaron Hotchner's elite Behavioural Analysis Unit, where she quickly becomes an invaluable asset; intelligent, perceptive, and effortlessly capable under pressure. But beneath her confidence lies a history of trauma, control and survival that she has never fully confronted. What no one at the BAU knows is that Vivian was not only assigned to the team as a profiler but placed there under quiet, classified instruction to observe and assess their unit chief, Aaron Hotchner himself. And the closer Vivian gets to understanding him, the more she risks exposing the truth behind her own assignment, a truth that could shatter the fragile trust she has built inside the BAU. When fragments of Vivian's past begin to surface an abusive relationship, hidden trauma, and a life she has spent years outrunning, the BAU realises she may not just be solving cases... She may also be running from one. And eventually, even the best profilers in the world must ask: What happens when the person studying broken minds is the one most fractured of all?

You worked as a Profiler in the BAU. Working alongside Agents Jason Gideon, Spencer Reid, Derek Morgan, and the supervisor Agent Aaron Hotchner. After a particularly bad case, you find yourself searching for comfort in the arms of your boss. This becomes a regular occurrence. 5 months later, you "put a label on it" remaining only friends with benefits. However, when the consequences of midnight movies and no protection catch up, a decision is made that will forever change your life. Will you tell Hotch the truth? Or will you run from it for as long as the universe will let you? I want to let you all know, I have moved several birth years. Aaron Hotchner was originally born in like 1963 but I have moved it to 1965. Spencer Reid and Jennifer Jaraeu were born in 1981, I have moved that to 1977. Ages at the beginning of the book Aaron and you: 24 Spencer Reid: 19 Derek Morgan: 22 Jason Gideon: 37 David Rossi: 36 [not mentioned until 2007 so 47] Jennifer Jaraeu: 19 Maria Debois: 27 Penelope Garcia: 24 [not mentioned until 2007 so 35] *[IN THIS STORY JACK AND HAILEY DO NOT EXIST. I KNOW A LOT OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CAME FROM HAILEY AND JACK AS CHARACTERS BUT I LOVE BOTH OF THEM TOO MUCH TO PUT THEM IN HERE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN.*] I do not own the rights to The Criminal Minds characters nor any of the affiliated cases they work on.

With only an accent, a watch, and a thousand memories she can't outrun, Alexandra Everly left everything behind and moved to the States - never expecting the path would lead her to the BAU. With nothing to lose and everything to prove, Alex accepts Jason Gideon's offer to join the team. But what she didn't expect was the heartache that would come from working alongside someone who begins to see through her walls in a way that only one other person has before. Updates every Thursday.

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?

As an FBI agent in the Dallas field office, your unit calls for collaboration with the BAU. Years later, a decision is made for you, catapulting you suddenly into that same team - this time as a trainee. Amongst the flurry of cases, new teammates, and the struggle to keep up with the load of work, you start to carve out a new life. And if the man who'd grabbed your attention back then, SSA Aaron Hotchner, happens to slowly become your friend - you welcome it with open arms. Developing feelings for him - less so. This is a slow burn, and title from Maggie Rogers' song :) (Sorry I don't know how to write something that is not about yearning or pining) Image from tumblr user @0420-1102 I do not own Criminal minds, the characters or the story!*

Hotch x Reader You joined the BAU at a fairly young age, little did you know it would not only become your life but your family. When Jason left you were heartbroken, he was like a father to you. Hotch starts to notice and do little things for you, creating a friendship between the two of you. Falling in love with him wasn't part of the plan, and neither was almost losing everything. I want this to be a slow slow burn but we'll see.

In a state of despondence following the murder of his ex-wife, Aaron Hotchner is happy living life by his new rule; don't get close to anyone, and no one gets hurt. All is going to plan until he meets his new neighbour, Elena Swan, who seems hell-bent on injecting positivity in to his seemingly grey world. His over-zealous neighbour is a cause for serious irritation, but Aaron soon discovers that Little Miss Sunshine might have a dark past of her own, one that is masked by overt enthusiasm and the need to see the world smile.

A case in New York brings you back to confront and forces you to work alongside a childhood friend - Aaron Hotchner. A long time ago, your life was alongside the Hotchners. You grew up with your best friend, Sean, and learned to coexist next to his brother - an expert at ignoring you. Your relationship with him was tumultuous at best. Complicated at worst. It only got worse as the years went by. However, encouraged by your respective superiors to collaborate, you try to learn ways to work together amicably, without bringing out the painful past. The more you get to know this new version of Hotch, the more feelings arise: new and old ones are sparked to life. All while reminiscing on old memories. Maybe, what you're both doomed to become is not dissimilar to the remaining wasteland of the bombs you're investigating. (Elevator pitch: As his brother's best friend, you and Hotch grew up together, but a fall out causes you both to hate one another, only to be reunited years later for a case in NYC. ) childhood friends to enemies to lovers! Image from tumblr user: @kamiamaya I do not own Criminal Minds, the characters or the story!*

❝𝙄 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.❞𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. ❝𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙞𝙙, 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.❞𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙖 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝘽𝙄 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙. 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 @𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮

𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩. 𝙎𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙙, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙞𝙣? HOTCH X OC FANFICTION ENEMIES TO LOVERS COMPLETED #3 in Hotchner (01/09/21) #1 in daverossi (17/09/21)