what makes a man?; rowan rivers & aaron hotchner

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• what makes a man? by adorin

  Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  15 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Aaron Hotchner/Original Female Character(s)
  • Aaron Hotchner & Original Female Character(s)
  • Aaron Hotcher/Rowan Rivers
  • Aaron Hotchner
  • Spencer Reid
  • Penelope Garcia
  • Emily Prentiss
  • Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds)
  • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
  • David Rossi
  • Haley Hotchner
  • Jack Hotchner
  • Kate Joyner
  • Rowan Rivers
  • Fluff
  • Smut
  • Eventual Smut
  • Slow Burn
  • Mutual Pining
  • Pining
  • Protective Aaron Hotchner
  • Happy Aaron Hotchner
  • Behavioral Analysis Unit (Criminal Minds)
  • Alternate Universe - Criminal Minds Setting
  • aaron pretends he hates her but he is totally in love
  • aaron is grumpy
  • Sexual Tension
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • Alcohol
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Violence
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
  • Post-Divorce
  • Soft Aaron Hotchner
  • The BAU Team as Family (Criminal Minds)
  • The BAU Team Shenanigans (Criminal Minds)
  • Aaron Hotchner Needs a Hug
  • Marijuana | Weed Edibles
  • David Rossi is a Little Shit
  • Power Dynamics
  • Fluff and Smut
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Falling In Love
  • Trust Issues
  • Idiots in Love
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Emotionally Repressed
  • POV Alternating
  • Minor Character Death
  • Found Family

  Summary

  when a new recruit joins the bau in quantico, virginia, she is faced with a challenge greater than the job itself. her boss, unit chief aaron hotchner.

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  • Part 1 of what makes a man?; rowan rivers & aaron hotchner

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