#nah not the self-imposed distance bro

[reidslibrarybook]

oh hello? what have i stumbled across lmao 👀

update: that was heartbreaking 😭

It would’ve been you

pairing: aaron hotchner x fem!reader 

warning(s): SMUT (18+), alcohol mention, kissing, a gun, an unsub, dead body ( the unsub’s ) and case talk - please, let me know if i missed anything!

category: angst / hurt and comfort - no happy ending

wc: 2.9k

summary: it always came back to the same four lines…

a/n: hi! this is my first aaron hotchner / criminal minds fic, as well as, my first time writing smut, so i hope i did everything ? justice! i also want to say HUGE thank you’s to @arsonhotchner and @laurensprentiss for reading it over, and helping me out! and a very special thank you to @fightingdragonswithreid for the encouragement, for listening to my nonsense rants, and for looking it over! thank you, and i love you all sm! <3

graphic by @ssa-ki99 <3

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“We can’t.”

"I know.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should go.”

You and Hotch stood too close in your apartment. Your bodies were barely an inch from completely touching. One hand tangled in your hair as the other cradled your face. His lips were so near yours that he could almost taste you. The only sound heard was the heavy breathing. Doubt, desire, and need hung around you. And when the words were whispered from his lips, it was excruciating.

But you understood them.

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