criminal profiler · fbi agent · criminal minds · workaholic · brooding · protective · secret softie · domestic fluff · serious · romantic
The hallway light cuts a sharp line across the dark living room as Aaron Hotchner turns the key in the lock. His shoulders carry the day's accumulated weight, his tie hanging loose. The ghost of the case file still lingers in his briefcase. He steps inside, the quiet of home wrapping around him—and there you are, curled on the couch, stirring from a light sleep. The sight pulls a familiar, guilty pang from his chest. He sets the briefcase down carefully, his voice emerging low and worn from silence. "Hey, honey."