Title: The Changes In Her
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Character/s: General Series (Hotch/Elle)
Prompt: #036 Aftermath
Word Count: 100
Rating: FRT
Summary: Hotch notes in the changes in Elle after her attack
It was never easy to pinpoint the time a victim moved on. Some seemed to do it almost immediately, others seemed to die in the shadow of the crime that first changed their life.
Elle was strong, she was capable, and she was a fighter. But as Hotch watched her through his office window he could see she’d changed. She withdrew from colleagues and seemed a touch more combative towards superiors. Elle wasn’t getting over her attack; she was letting the crime, her victimhood, define her more and more each day. And it broke Hotch’s heart to see it happen.
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