It's always been You
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Last published Thu, Sep 4, 2025
Even after working together and having a professional relationship for five years, Agent Emily Prentiss and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner can't deny that there is something holding them together.
After Agent Prentiss' world is turned upside down, there is only one person who she feels like she can open up to, Hotch, but is that crossing a professional line that would put their jobs in danger?
(A slow burn story for all my fellow Hotchness lovers:)
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