#hotch also likes cooler climates bc its he doesnt like getting his suits sweaty :/

[maschotch]

💗 and 🔥 for you and for hotch <3

howl’s moving castle: what is the favorite place you’ve ever traveled? and if you haven’t traveled much, where would you most like to go?

hmm i’ve traveled a lot of places but i cant think of anywhere specific. i suppose if i had to choose, i spent one thanksgiving visiting my friend’s house on the new england coast. it was a few days before a snow storm hit so the air was brisk and chilly. her house was a five minute walk to the ocean, but instead of a sandy beach it was a wall of dark rocks that the waves crashed into. it was deafening. there was something simultaneously thrilling and meditative about sitting on the rocks while the fringe of the violent waves got closer and closer as the tide pulls in.

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i may have traveled a lot, but somethin tells me hotch has me beat akjdshlasjf my mans been to every single fucking state and at least five other countries (probably more if he spent time working for ambassadors). i’m not sure if he has a favorite place in particular—if it was anyone but hotch the memories would probably start to blend together over time. he probably likes cool places at high altitudes. i think he likes the city, but its nice when he gets the chance to breathe some fresh air up in the mountains or in a wooded area. he appreciates the tranquility.

my neighbor the yamadas: what does family mean to you? what do you love most about your family?

to me? my family has strong ties, even though we’re scattered all over two giant countries. there’s an indisputable expectation of loyalty. no matter where we’re at in our lives, we’re always tied back to the family. it’s a blessing and a curse bc i always have some sort of support, but it’s not something i can ever escape.

is it dumb if i say my favorite thing about our family are the recipes? kajsdhla the legacy that gets passed through food is one of the most intimate forms of connection, i think. like i can make something the way my bita did and know that there’s a very strong part of her that lives on in that.

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hotch probably has an unhealthy view of family tbh aksdjgla. i think because he hasn’t had the best experiences lmao he has this idealized version of what a family should be that just doesn’t quite align with reality. so when he fails to live up to the perfection he’s conjured, it’s just another aspect of his life where he’s just not doing good enough. jack’s had a tumultuous childhood sakjhlaksjd but he still loves his dad, and even if they have their shaky moments, he always will. hotch is stewing in a self loathing spiral worrying that he’s not enough for his son, not realizing that just because their family isn’t “perfect” doesn’t mean their bond is any less meaningful. their love is unwavering. and thats what matters.

even in the depths of his despair, i still think jack can bring out a genuine smile from hotch. sometimes hotch will look at jack and see haley, see himself, see his fears, see his hopes, see this precious thing that can be so so easily tainted by the world. but sometimes hotch will look at jack and... everything will melt away. for the first time, hotch’s mind goes quiet. the burden lifts from his shoulders for just a moment and the only thing left is the love he has for his son. it’s a peace he’s never known and there’s a part of him that feels selfish for chasing that feeling of serenity.

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