Reality in the blink of an eye (Aaron Hotchner x female)
23 parts Ongoing MatureWhen a former Interpol agent Lora Caderton joins BAU, she brings more than just an impressive resume - she carries a past full of pain and guilt. Every case involving children cuts like a knife, but she refuses to let that pain define her...
SSA Aaron Hotchner knows what it means to lose everything. After his wife was murdered by a serial killer, he locked away every piece of himself that wasn't dedicated to work or his son. Love is a weakness he can't afford-not anymore...
She understands his silence. He sees the pain behind her strength. Case after case, step by step, their guarded walls begin to crumble. And when the darkness of their pasts collides with their present, they realize that maybe, just maybe, healing isn't something they have to do alone. Until one day, the lines blur-not just between past and present, but between loneliness and something far more terrifying... hope.