Controlled Burn

You weren't supposed to get attached.

Joining the Behavioral Analysis Unit meant learning how to read monsters... not fall apart because of them.

But no one warned you about them.

Spencer Reid - brilliant, awkward, and far too observant.
He notices everything.
Including the parts of you you've worked so hard to hide.

He makes you laugh when you shouldn't.
Sees you when no one else does.
And somehow... makes you want to be seen.

Aaron Hotchner - controlled, guarded, and impossible to read.
He challenges you. Pushes you. Keeps you at a distance.

But beneath the cold exterior?
There's something broken.
Something that mirrors you more than either of you want to admit.

Between late-night cases, stolen glances on the jet, and a past that refuses to stay buried...

You find yourself caught between:

Softness and control.
Comfort and chaos.
The man who understands you...
And the one who refuses to.

But the BAU doesn't just hunt monsters.

Sometimes-

It uncovers them.

And when your past finally comes to light...

The question won't be who you love.

It'll be-

Who can handle the truth.