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"𝓟𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓾𝓼 𝓭𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓹 𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰."
Vivian Hale transferred to the BAU for one reason: to outrun the past. After surviving the serial killer who abducted her during a case in Chicago, Vivian has spent years pretending she's okay - burying the fear beneath sleepless nights, closed-off smiles, and endless work. But at the BAU, secrets don't stay hidden for long. Surrounded by profilers trained to read people for a living, Vivian quickly realizes the team sees more than she wants them to... especially Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner. Quiet. Controlled. Impossible to read. He notices every crack in her armor anyway. As dangerous cases, sleepless nights, and unresolved trauma begin pulling them closer together, Vivian finds herself relying on the team in ways she never expected. But when a new case begins mirroring the nightmare she barely survived, the past she tried to bury comes back looking for her. And this time, she may not survive it alone.
Aaron Hotchner x fem! oc