Criminal Minds One-Shots

Coming out and the aftermath

*BAU Family Groupchat*

Emily: Hey baby

Emily: Shit wrong chat

JJ: Wait what?

JJ: Please tell me that was meant for me Em

Emily: Of course hun you can even check my phone if you want

JJ: No I trust you, Emmy

Hotch: Are we going to keep beating around the bush or are you two gonna come out already?

Emily: Hello, it is I, your favorite resident lesbian

JJ: Bi :)

Hotch: Anyone else want to come out while we're here?

Penelope: Pan💗💛💙

Spencer: ...

Derek: ...

Rossi: Spencer? Derek?

Spencer: Um bi and I use he/they pronouns...

*Spencer has left BAU Family Groupchat*

Derek: 👫👬

Emily: You're bi?

Derek: Yup

Rossi: Well I'm extremely proud of all of you.

Hotch: I love you, my children

JJ: 💛

Penelope: 💖

Emily: We love you, mother and father!

Derek: Thank you, mom and dad!

Rossi: Back to JJ and Emily, just try to remain professional around Strauss

JJ: Will do

Emily: *The wicked witch of the west

Hotch: Emily, we all dislike her, but please try to be nice

Emily: No<3

Rossi: Fair

Hotch: Alright, let's get back to work

*Two days later, no longer in the group chat*

Derek, JJ, Emily, and Penelope were all sitting around a small, circular table in the mini kitchen, drinking coffee. Somehow, the conversation from the group chat came up.

"Spencer seemed a little off after they came out two days ago," Penelope brought up.

"If by 'a little off' you mean completely left, then yeah, he was off," Emily chuckled.

Derek was in his own head, and his mind was wandering everywhere. He was thinking about how he has a chance of Spencer liking him as more than friends. He was thinking about if Spencer was still comfortable being called Pretty Boy. He was thinking about why Spencer took yesterday and today off work. Spencer loves his job, he always was working on files in his free time, taking away files from his friends' desks so he had something to do. He never took time off work, even when he was ill. When he was sick, he still came into work and would sit at his desk trying to get things done, but Hotch always sent him home to rest. He was thinking if Reid would want to see him. Would want to talk about what's bugging him? He was thinking about how beautiful Spencer is. His gold curls. His coffee-brown eyes. His soft, luscious, pink li-

"Earth to Derek Morgan!" Penelope said loudly whilst snapping her fingers in front of Derek's face.

"Hmm?" He hummed back in confusion.