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moon_raven2

The Space Between

Mar 16, 2010 14:01

Character(s): Aaron Hotchner/Haley Hotchner
Prompt(s): fanfic100 #3 Ends and story_lottery #24 Space
Rating: FRT
Word Count: 1050ish
Summary: The space that comes at the end of a marriage, the end of a life. It can be a hard thing to get used to.
Author's Notes: Spoilers for "100" within. Also, if I have some of the details wrong about the breakup of Hotch and Haley's ( Read more... )

character(s): hotch, fandom: criminal minds, ff100, one-shot, genre: angst

Comments 4

flameturnedblue March 16 2010, 20:49:26 UTC

I absolutely loved this, especially the fact that it showed two perspectives, not just Hotch's.

He sat up; rubbed his aching chest (the place where his heart used to be) with a large, blunt-fingered hand

What a wonderful line - gave me shivers just reading it!

kuriadalmatia March 16 2010, 22:15:08 UTC

I really like how you captured Hotch and Haley's feelings in this, that they both made mistakes. There's a maturity in this that is refreshing and I liked the 'fill in' that Haley did tell Hotch that she had been seeing someone and that Hotch could realistically look at it and understand. Very touching. Very nice. I like the visual images as well. Thanks for sharing!

The Space Between pharmawriter March 17 2010, 18:40:18 UTC

A very interesting character study for both Hotch and Haley; well told ( ... )

streussal March 20 2010, 04:02:41 UTC

Lovely work. I enjoyed having both perspectives on the relationship, especially with fandom's tendency to demonize Haley. They were together for a reason, and they broke up for real reasons too.