[dammit-stark]

Can we please just take a moment to appreciate each and every member of the BAU?

[cbell29]

[youkicklikeanineyearoldgirl-cm]

JJ: I think about her everyday. It does get better, Hotch. Losing someone is never easy… but one day, you’ll remember her and you won’t hurt.  [pauses]  JJ: You’ll be happy.  Hotch: Thank you. Thank you for everything.

Jennifer Jareau, Aaron Hotchner. Season 5 Episode 13. Criminal Minds quote of the day. (via youkicklikeanineyearoldgirl-cm)

[jenniferjareaufbi]

can we get more jotch scenes please

even if they’re not romantic

[cbell29]

[qiaolianmm-deactivated20181107]

Reblog if you ship Jotch

I need to know

[reyamidalakenobi]

Jotch Appreciation Week - Week 1

It was sudden.  I think it was ‘Lo-Fi’ when I thought, 'Oh, shit, what is this!?’  Jotch Shippers,  you know what I’m talking about.  And in the interim period between season 3 and season 4, I went back and noticed just how special this relationship was.  

This is what I am deeming - “THAT JOTCH MOMENT”.

And then in Mayhem, when JJ is looking for everyone her first question is about Hotch:

I just don’t understand how two characters who only have platonic feelings for each other can have so much pain and emotion in this scene.  HOWWWWW!?

When I went back and did a rewatch, there were so many moments - just little interactions - to love.  But two moments in season 2 stuck with me. (But we’ll look at those next time)

Jotch is my Criminal Minds OTP.  I might ship the characters with Other Characters but, in my head, they always come back to each other.  I have previously had glances of JJ with Reid or Hotch with some of the other female characters. Yet, Jotch always comes back.    

They are the pairing that has the most potential, the most oppurtunities – the couple that could happen – but never have.  When they look at each other, it’s like one of those romantic tragedies, because it could, but it doesn’t.

And after seeing the promo for the next episode, I am CONVINCED that Jotch will be canon before the end of the season

[cbell29]

This is the best!

[lilygarlands]

So i've always sort of shipped jotch quietly to myself, and it's becoming more of a bigger ship for me because of you + your jotch tumblr, so thank you because i love them both individually and obviously together. It also makes me to want to get involved with the jotch side of tumblr because you guys are rad, but most importantly i've gotten to appreciate this ship more and their beautiful moments so yay!

this right here is what makes life worth living

I am so incredibly happy you’ve messaged me! I read this just before work and it made me smile so hard I could not stop!

Please, do get involved. I swear to God, we’ll all welcome you with open arms! We have @cmprofilers who cries a lot and has super headcanons! She also runs @jotch blog with me. Then, there’s @oddlyfamiliar with so. much. Jotch. porn. So. Much!!!!! She’s also my best friend on this site so do check her out! We can’t forget about @brakespeareny whose blog is packed with so much awesome Jotch things and thoughts I can’t even enumerate them right now! @praisedafangirls helped us tremendously with our current Jotch event! @aj-jareau has the best Jotch/JJ blog on tumblr.

There are more, obviously: we have @shyamjan, @cbell29, incredible sweethearts!

We will all welcome you into our cosy little bubble, trust us. <3333

[cbell29]

Welcome to our jotch bubble!

[cbell29]

Jotch Appreciation Month

Week 2

Favourite jotch season: season 2&3

Seasons 2&3 had iconic jotch episodes. It built up the foundation of jotch and gave us hope that something could actually happen between them.

Favourite Jotch episode: North Mammon

For obvious reasons.

Favourite scene:Damaged

Haley rings JJ to get in touch with Hotch.

The current/ex wife rings his work wifey to get in touch with him because he’s ignoring actual wife but would never ignore his workwife!

It also led to this moment:

[ssahotner]

Can we just talk about the fact that AJ probably had to physically pull out that desk drawer just so that she could use it as a foot rest.

[oddlyfamiliar]

Only if we talk about the fact that Thomas clearly thought it was adorable enough that he had to take a picture and share it with the rest of us…

[cbell29]

Jotch appreciation month

I think shipping jotch was a gradual realisation for me.

They are my two favourite characters.

Hotch and JJ scenes just made me happy to watch and we had more and more scenes between them.

North Mammon was a big jotch episode and something could have easily developed from there as they were just so flirty, but Legacy made me love them. Their shared look on the jet and Hotch telling her how much he respected her was just precious.

[theoriginalspike]

gOD Aaron Hotchner is fucking attractive with a full beard and casual clothes.

But he’s just as attractive clean shaven and in a suit.

Thomas Gibson is hot as hell.

[sitting-by-the-orange-trees]

[sitting-by-the-orange-trees]

Jotch Appreciation Month: April 2016

We hereby declare April the month of Jennifer Jareau and Aaron Hotchner, also known as our beloved Jotch.

Week 1: (April 4th — April 10th) Jotch + what made you ship them

Part 2

The subtleness of jotch is something that I love, and is also something that jotch lovers can find in every episode, whether it’s a nod or a silent message shared through a raised eyebrow when dealing with the cop of the week or just a smile shared on the jet (let’s be honest, the jotch fandom get overly excited if they sit next to each other the jet, never mind if they exchange a smile!)

I started shipping them in Derailed because of how they interacted with each other. It wasn’t much. It was just a confident JJ talked to Hotch in one scene in his office, but it made me want more scenes between them.

One common and consistent thing between Jotch is there communication style. They don’t have to speak to each other to have a conversation. It often goes unnoticed by most (not in the jotch fandom), but come on, how can you not ship this:

[sitting-by-the-orange-trees]

Jotch Appreciation Month: April 2016

We hereby declare April the month of Jennifer Jareau and Aaron Hotchner, also known as our beloved Jotch.

Week 1: (April 4th — April 10th) Jotch + what made you ship them

Part 1

I started shipping Jotch, pretty much straight away in season one and by accident!

Derailed was the first episode of Criminal Minds that I saw all the way through and that made me want to get the box set and start the show from the beginning. I realised half way through the episode that I’d seen the season one finale already and remembered that the boss was in a relationship with a blonde.

I thought it was JJ based on her first scene with Hotch in Derailed, when she just waltzes into his office and basically questions his judgement of sending Elle to interview their suspect. (Turns out the blonde was Haley, but by time I learned of Haley, I was already hooked on jotch).

Throughout the first few episodes of season one JJ seemed to interact with Hotch a lot and they were the two characters that made me want to watch more and more episodes, just to see if they’d have anymore scenes together.

JJ wasn’t in season one as much as the profilers, but her scenes were mostly with Hotch and they had instant chemistry. How they talked to each other was different to how they talked with everyone else. They were the two FBI agents.

Gideon, Reid and Garcia were the eccentrics. Morgan was the brainy brawn and Elle was his female counterpart. JJ and Hotch were the dynamic duo. They were the suits and there was something about the way the communicated without even speaking.

[jotch]

Jotch Appreciation Month: April 2016

We hereby declare April the month of Jennifer Jareau and Aaron Hotchner, also known as our beloved Jotch. Big thanks to each and every one of you that helped in the creation of this wonderful event!

The Official Schedule:

Week 1: (April 4th — April 10th) Jotch + what made you ship them → was it sudden? was it a gradual process? did they look at each other in a particular way and you went, oh dear lord? Tell us! Show us!

Week 2: (April 11th — April 17th) Jotch + scenes/seasons → go crazy, everything is allowed. Tell us about your favourite Jotch moments throughout the seasons. Show us your favourite scenes. Discuss favourite episodes. Anything you want.

Week 3: (April 18th — April 24th) Jotch + headcanons → everyone has those. Tell us everything you think is true for this pairing. Tell us when they got together. Which one of them wakes up first. Which one is more sappy. Which one is more likely to take the other down in an argument. Literally. We’re not saying it’s JJ but it’s totally JJ. Share your headcanons with the rest of us!

Week 4: (April 25th — April 30th) Jotch + family/kids → we all know how family-oriented the two are. Let’s talk about their little family, their kids, these that already exist and those in the future. Let’s get really sappy!

Content: we want to be as inclusive as possible and we want to encourage everyone to participate. You don’t need photoshop. You don’t need any particular skills. Just create a very long text post in which you tell us everything you want us to know. Trust us: we are interested in what you have to say. Also, please don’t feel like your English isn’t good enough to submit something. We’ll understand. And we’ll be so very proud of you for doing that!

Submission: If you have tumblr, you’re welcome to post everything on your blog and tag is as #jotchapril16 (remember that tumblr “reads” only the first five tags so don’t leave the tag until the very end lest we don’t see it). If you don’t have your own blog, our submission box is open!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask us. If you don’t, please reblog this post to spread the word.

Big thanks to @praisedafangirls and @aj-jareau for being helpful and productive! This event wouldn’t exist without your fantastic involvement in its creation!

[maggierogers]

+ bonus gif of reid entering the void

[severed-sam]

“maybe… one day… this could be something more.”

[thatsprobablynotahat-deactivate]

I don’t mean to be dramatic, but if Hotch leaves I’m never going to forgive the writers.