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oh i know garcia bragged about this for weeks.


they were in SHOCK


my favourite thing about hotch's occasional moments of comedy is that he maintains his rbf. so deadpan even when silly







do you ever think that the reason hotch is so willing to accept affection from garcia when he isn’t from the rest of the team is at least partially because receiving affection from garcia doesn’t force him to admit he is a person worthy of affection. because garcia is just Like That. when other people show affection towards him he bristles because he believes deep down that he is a bad person unworthy of love, but when garcia shows him affection, he can justify to himself that garcia is only affectionate towards him because she’s affectionate to everyone, not because he’s particularly deserving. weirdly, he accepts it because he can reject it. haha. i do.










AARON HOTCHNER AND PENELOPE GARCIA IN 4x19 “HOUSE ON FIRE”
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everytime i think about hotch's dynamic with garcia i lose my mind. familial, platonic, romantic, however you view it (although the last of those is very underrated) it's so different and i think it's the best evidence of who hotch is internally, and that most of what he shows in the rest of the show is a mask.
hotch is far gentler with penelope than he is with the rest of the team, partially because she's the furthest removed from the rest of the team and he has the ability to treat her more gently, but also because he can relax around her. i don't even think hotch actively tries to treat garcia so gently, i think he just lets his guard down around her and the rest comes naturally. and also she's his favourite. i will accept no argument /hj





AARON HOTCHNER and PENELOPE GARCIA
Criminal Minds | 7x06 - Epilogue








Criminal Minds | 7x10 - The Bittersweet Science