𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐝. his old ones seemed to just a fever dream now. all he wanted to remember was his dad & the bau agents. the ones who were always in & out of his life. he missed hearing about reid’s ramblings or morgan’s flirting advice or even garcia’s tips & tricks to hack into something. they truly helped shape who he was & confirmed his desire to be a fbi agent when he grew up. now what he wanted to do was find his dad. growing up without him truly made it seem like he was living in a fever dream. aaron was his one & only dad. with these new memories, he now remembered his mother. his poor mother. she was so brave in the face of the MONSTER. jack’s heart ached for one last hug from her. he gulped down his want & pushed that thought away into a small little box for later.
finding his dad was jack’s mission. with briefly reading the newspaper the past couple of days, it appears that the first place to check would be the police station. grabbing his skateboard, he rushed out of his room & skated as quickly as he could towards his destination --- nearly getting hit in the process a couple of times. he DID have the right away but that didn’t stop the cars. once he arrived, he picked up his board & walked into the station. his eyes were peeled as he looked around quickly, hoping to catch even a glimpse of his father. he wondered what he looked like here. jack didn’t see him right away & his eyes narrowed slightly. “ agent hotchner ? ” he heard someone asked & immediately turned towards the voice. he was about to go & reply but he stopped short. his dad. god, he looked so young. jack felt himself walk towards his dad, mouth slightly agape & eyes full of wonder. aaron looked at him with that mixture of confusion & slight concern. that sight was wonderful. ❝ dad . . . hi. it’s me, it’s your little g-man. ❞
