Y/N and Aaron Hotchner have been inseparable since kindergarten, bound by a childhood that taught them both how to keep secrets. While the world saw Y/N as the daughter of a respected police officer, Aaron was the only one who knew the truth of the abuse she endured behind closed doors—and the only one who stayed. Years later, they work side by side in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit and share a home, a necessity born from Y/N’s fear of being alone and Aaron’s quiet promise to never let her face the dark by herself.