broken branches and lifelines.
Rating: T
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Emily Prentiss & Aaron Hotchner
Summary: A bit of a deep dive on Hotch and Emily around S3E01-02. Character study, pizza eating, late night conversation. . .
Excerpt: “Hotch. . .”
He’s heard that tone before. She uses it with small children, and witnesses so traumatised they’re barely coherent. He should get off the phone.
“Haley’s left.”
“Oh,” she says softly, and there’s a long pause. “I’m sorry.”
“Me too,” he mutters, the lump in his throat making his voice rough and painful. He shuts his eyes tight and presses his palm to his forehead. Get off the phone.
“Come over.”
“I’m sorry?”
“I just ordered way too much pizza for just me,” she says. “You’d be saving me from sad leftovers for lunch tomorrow.”