in which spencer reid tells the girl across the bar about the dangers of smoking spencer reid x oc slow burn- friends to lovers this is a love story, not a romance

"W- Hotch you can't be serious, she's a criminal!" He shifted in his seat, but his face remained impassive. "So was Garcia. She's a good person, Strauss. Give her a chance."

Victoria Menendez, daughter to Jose and Kitty Menendez, sister to Erik and Lyle Menendez. She was 9, when her brothers killed their parents, leaving her to live with her uncle from her mother's side, changing her last name to Andersen. It's not that she's ashame of her name, but she doesn't want anyone coming up to her and talk about that night and ask her questions. Ever since that day, she lives with trauma. Questioning her brothers, not knowing the reason why they did what they did, till she was old enough to understand. When she gets the time, she visits her brothers in prison, hoping one day they have the opportunity of living a normal life outside. No matter what happened, at the end of the day, that's still her brothers, her family. Even if what they did was horrible. She decided to become a psychology and a sociology teacher, to teach about behavior and what causes one to act a certain way. Also, to understand her brothers more. Spencer Reid, works for the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. He deals with trauma everyday with his career, but at the end of the day, there's a ray of sunshine when he gets home. The pair crosses path at school, where Spencer is a guest speaker for a class. Eventually, they become something more. They share their life story, but Victoria has kept one BIG secret from him. So when one day, Spencer is working on a case that's close to home for her, will she reveal her secret? Will Spencer stay with her, despite her past? Started: 05/20/2021 Published: 06/10/2021 Completed: 06/25/2021 [ HIGHEST RANKS: ] #3 under 'gublernation' (07/18/2021) #1 under 'Kirstenvangsness' (12/06/2021) #2 under 'penelopegarcia' (06/23/2021) #6 under 'drspencerreid' (12/11/2021) #2 under 'Gubler' (08/18/2021) #14 under 'shemarmoore' (07/01/2021) #1 under 'lylemenendez' (09/08/2024) # 2 under 'thomasgibson' (12/16/2021) #12 under 'emilyprentiss' (07/01/2021) #16 under 'matthewgraygubler' (07/01/2021) #1 under 'menendezbrothers' (07/18/2021)

After joining the BAU, Isla Rafferty soon learns that fighting crime isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially with Spencer Reid around. [word count: approx. 140,000 words] COMPLETED.

"Did you know that kissing is actually more hygienic than shaking hands?" ____________________________________ When Lilith Park started her new job as a medical examiner, she did not expect boredom to be her daily routine. That is, until Dr. Spencer Reid walked into her clinic with a curious case on his hands... ____________________________________ Slowburn romance, so please be patient! Also the chapters are short so don't be scared by how many there are!