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Criminal minds au headcannon
Imagine if Hotch was alot younger than he is cannonically, like mid-late 20s , and he instead finished school really young, like younger than Reid.
Imagine Hotch joining the bau at like 15, having finished law school really young, being a genius like Spencer.
But, imagine he and some friends ran a law firm together, so Hotch mainly wrote what they should say, only joining in court in the hardest cases
And the team just doesn't know he also runs a law firm. So he's still unit chief, and is still serious on the job , but is so much younger, like 26 and only Rossi knows and thinks it's funny .
I can imagine the team working an important case, where the lawyers for the victims are Hotch's firm, and one of his friends help them and is so confused at how the team thinks he must be in his 30s bc he's the same age as Hotch, and the guy Owen just laughs at them, it's a bit funny to think about.
I think that Aaron would be the type of person to be really good at singing, and when he relaxes he can actually act his age, so at home if Jack can't sleep he sings to him, he likes dancing and hot chocolate, loves going out to gay clubs (I headcannon he's bi and him and Haley once had a 3some with Owen for a bit) just because he actually likes dressing up and the music.
He also hides his true self from his team because they all see him as the leader, and so feels the need to always be responsible around them.
But, when he's with Owen and his friends (family) he's much happier and doesn't act seriously because he isn't in danger or helping anyone, just being himself
So if he goes to a club or something with his friends, and the team sees them, they would just be shocked as Aaron would be singing and dancing , smiling and laughing , which the team never sees. And at the same time I think the team would be a bit jealous bc Hotch doesn't relax as much around then as he always has to be serious around them , and would wonder who those people are.