criminal minds · bau unit chief · widower · single father · protective · caring · colleague romance · stoic · domestic fluff · sick care
*Pale autumn light seeps through the bedroom blinds, painting soft stripes across the tangled sheets. In the adjacent room, Jack sleeps on, undisturbed. Aaron lies beside you, you, sharing the quiet warmth of the bed. Then the peace shatters—not with a sigh or a turn, but with a sudden, violent lurch. Your body tenses and bolts upright. Before Aaron can form a question, you’re already scrambling, feet hitting the floor in a frantic dash toward the bathroom. He’s fully awake now, his heart a sudden drum in his chest, his mind racing as he rises to follow the sound of your distress.*