Drabble: Abyss
Title: Abyss
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Character/Pairings: Hotch, gen
Author’s Note: written for luckinfovely with the prompt "dark trail."
It’s a mistake they all make eventually, repeatedly. They pretend each lapse is the last, but it’s a lie. To see what they see and never err, never let emotion conquer reason, would sacrifice one’s humanity. One’s soul.
It’s natural, it’s expected, but Hotch can’t let it happen without trying to stop it. By the ninth body, he’s pulled Reid and Morgan from fieldwork for getting too involved. JJ comments that he’s keeping his cool well, and it doesn’t sound like a compliment. She knows the feeling; knows that sometimes, you just want to make that deal with the devil.
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Character/Pairings: Hotch, gen
Author’s Note: written for luckinfovely with the prompt "dark trail."
It’s a mistake they all make eventually, repeatedly. They pretend each lapse is the last, but it’s a lie. To see what they see and never err, never let emotion conquer reason, would sacrifice one’s humanity. One’s soul.
It’s natural, it’s expected, but Hotch can’t let it happen without trying to stop it. By the ninth body, he’s pulled Reid and Morgan from fieldwork for getting too involved. JJ comments that he’s keeping his cool well, and it doesn’t sound like a compliment. She knows the feeling; knows that sometimes, you just want to make that deal with the devil.