Aaron Hotchner

Aaron Hotchner is a character on Criminal Minds, an American television show that debuted on September 22, 2005. 
He was supervisor of an FBI team of profilers solving serial murder cases. However, the character eventually joined the witness protection program with his son after being a recurring target of several criminals; and his subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
==A Short (Canon) History + Additional Facts about his activity in Fanfiction==
Aaron Hotchner (known as Hotch) was born November 2, 1971 and has one sibling, Sean Hotchner, whom he is estranged from as a result of little contact between them in their youth. Before he joined the BAU he was a prosecutor, having earned his degree of Juris Doctor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in 1990. He later worked in the F.B.I. field office in Seattle, Washington, before transferring to Quantico where he worked up until the events of "The Storm" when Hotch is arrested by the Department of Justice for terrorist threats. It is revealed to be the work of serial killer Peter Lewis (a.k.a. Mr. Scratch) to cause enough of a distraction to allow him and twelve other serial killers to break out of prison. Hotch and his son, Jack Hotchner, are put into protective custody until Mr. Scratch is caught; but ultimately he decides to retire so as to be a better father to his son. 
In general, Hotchner is depicted as a hard-working, humorless, no-nonsense agent who rarely smiles or acts out in anger; his aloof demeanor and composure tend to be mistaken for a complete lack of emotion. He takes great care to avoid antagonizing witnesses, local law enforcement and suspects unless he believes provoking them will cause them to reveal information, occasionally chastising his teammates for needlessly flippant or hostile behavior.
In "Natural Born Killer", Hotchner speaks to a serial killer, Vincent Perotta (Patrick Kilpatrick), and discusses the physical abuse Perotta suffered as a child at the hands of his father. Perotta claimed that everyone who is abused as a child becomes a serial killer, with Hotchner correcting him by saying that "some people grow up to become serial killers". When Perotta notices the correction, he asks what the use of "some" means. Hotchner replies, "and some people grow up to catch them". From his explanation to Perotta earlier, it is implied that Hotchner's father was abusive.Aaron Hotchner on Wikipedia
Some quick research has found that fanfiction about Aaron Hotchner can be found as early as 2006 on Fanfiction.Net and 2007 on Archive Of Our Own.
==Aaron Hotchner by Thomas Gibson==
Gibson characterized Hotchner as having "moments of levity", but continued: Prior to the departure of Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin) from the series, Gibson described Gideon and Hotchner as "an old married couple", deeming them father figures to the rest of the BAU and professional peers to one anotherGarfinkel, Jacki (April 19, 2007). "Thomas Gibson Profiles Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds". Media Village. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2009-11-05.. Of Hotch's relationship with the rest of the BAU team, Gibson commented:
Before Gibson was cast in the role, the character was originally envisioned as a "blonde haired, blue-eyed Mormon".Criminal Minds Season One - "Extreme Aggressor" Commentary (DVD). United States: Paramount. November 28, 2006.
==Common Pairings==
The most common pairing of Criminal Minds fans for Aaron Hotchner is him with his subordinate Doctor Spencer Reid. The ship with no defined name is known and researched as Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid, or Spencner, Heid, Hotchreid and Profiler Husbands, the latter being a recent Tumblr nomination by barbaratwilightpotterwhat is the name of my ship? | Accessed: May 3, 2021. To a lesser extent there are some loyal fans of Aaron Hotchner/Derek Morgan, Aaron Hotchner/Emily Prentiss, Aaron Hotchner/Jason Gideon and Aaron Hotchner/Haley Brooks, the latter outnumbered like te threesome Aaron/Derek/Spencer.
==Fanon and Common Tropes in Fanworks==
Hotch is often portrayed as Stoic and Serious - even when he's joking which is a trait pulled directly from the show. In addition (Tall, Dark, and Handsome) is used often along with the ever so trusty Workaholic.
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
*Cuddles Always Help by dontshootmespence (Fluff Reader fic)
*A Horse Named Rabbit by Deejaymil (Western AU with smut)
===Fanart===
* Criminal minds- Aaron Hotchner by krings2. An example of Aaron Hotchner fanart.
===Vids===
* Aaron Hotchner - Monsters by cckia27. Shows some insight as to Aaron Hotchner's character.
===Other Fanworks===
OOAK Aaron Hotchner Omnivore by AaronHaley4ever 
==Archives and Communities==
* Aaron Hotchner on Dreamwidth
==Links and Resources==
*Criminal Minds wikipedia - canon resource
* Criminal Minds wikia - canon resource
==References==
Category:Criminal Minds