She doesn't speak. She sees everything. When a case threatens to tear Derek Morgan apart, the BAU is forced to accept help from an outsider-Special Agent Sophia Clark, a mute profiler with unsettling insight and no allegiance to anyone but the truth. As suspicion closes in and danger escalates, Sophia becomes Derek's quiet anchor in a storm of doubt, violence, and buried trauma. Their connection builds slowly, deliberately-through glances, signs, and moments that don't need sound to matter. The Sound of Silence is a Criminal Minds slow burn exploring trust, trauma, and love found in the spaces between words. 🥇Criminal Minds February-March 2026

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

Jack Hotchner's best friend lost his mom in a car accident, and now her sister takes care of him. However, most of the time, she was taking care of Jack as well, since his father was barely home. She decided to text him about it. Aaron didn't appreciate it at all. At least, not in the beginning. Includes: - swearing - talking about sex-related things - jokes about sex

Mercedes "MJ" Johnson grew up unseen - the only white girl in a tough Chicago neighborhood, trapped in a violent home and carrying bruises no one asked about. But Derek Morgan saw her. Protected her. Fed her when her own house was empty. He was her best friend, her shelter, and the first boy to ever make her feel safe. Years later, they reunite at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. She's not the broken girl he once knew - she's quiet, brilliant, and tougher than she lets on. But Derek still looks at her like she's something worth protecting, and MJ still feels safest in his orbit. Their bond runs deep - forged in childhood, sharpened by time. But what once was innocent has turned into something slower, heavier, and harder to ignore. With every case, every look, every late-night conversation, their connection deepens into something they never dared to name. Because love like theirs doesn't burn fast - it lingers, waits, and grows quietly in the spaces between survival and healing. A Slow-burn Derek Morgan Fanfic This book does not follow the Criminal Minds' timeline #1 in morgan 07/29/25 - 08/07/25 #1 in bau 08/07/25, 12/1/25, 1/1/26 #1 in fbi 08/07/25, 08/16/25 - 08/17/25 #1 in derekmorgan 12/1/25

Inside, everything narrowed. Pressure. Gauze. Hands. Bleeding. IVs. BP still low. He was fighting to stay conscious, and Aspen crouched down close enough for him to hear her over the noise. "You're going to be fine. Just stay with me, Agent." He blinked. "Hotchner. Aaron Hotchner." She nodded, already halfway through a mental checklist. "Nice to meet you, Agent Hotchner. Try not to die before we get your name in the chart." or Dr. Aspen Wynter is a trauma surgeon and Agent Aaron Hotchner happens to be involved in many traumas.

What do you do when the monster you're chasing already knows how the story ends? Two weeks after the trap failed and Haley Hotchner was murdered, the BAU is fractured. The stalker has vanished. The scars are deeper than ever. And Eden Blaire is off the case-stripped of access, silenced by Strauss, and left to unravel the truth from the shadows. But the game isn't over. The unsub left behind more than threats and grief. He left behind patterns, symbols, a prophecy. And this time, the danger isn't just digital. It's personal. Spiritual. Inevitable. As Reid and Billie take the lead, they uncover a trail that spans beyond data breaches and psychological profiles-something ancient and calculated. Something written in blood. The stalker thinks he knows who Eden is. What she'll become. How far she'll fall. But prophecies can be rewritten. And this one might just end in fire.

'𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘦.' Spencer prides himself on his ability to detect lies, to spot the tiniest inconsistencies in a person's story - it's the one thing he's always been able to rely on. Which is why he feels such a disdain for the BAU's newest member. Unlike the rest of the team, he isn't fooled by her veneer of normalcy. There's something off about her; a lack of warmth in her smiles, a lack of light behind her eyes... She's hiding something, he knows she is. He just needs to prove it, and her 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 will come crashing down. [ A Spencer Reid x Reader ]

Hotch agreed to not fight Strauss when she added an eighth agent to the team. He did not agree to like said agent. For SSA Victoria "Tor" Beauregard, having everyone like her is the key to her survival. If they like her, they won't look closely enough to see the shadow looming over her past. So, whatever it takes to get her grumpy boss to like her, she will do it. Even if it means staying late every night to help him with his paperwork. This story is completed at 65 chapters (plus the author's note) with 1 bonus chapter!

Truth was, it didn't take her admitting that she loved him for him to realize he felt the same. Nor did it take the few months of dating. No, from the moment she stepped through the doors and introduced herself to them, he was completely and utterly in love. | seasons 2 - 3 | | tw: a lot of murder and blood [and smut ;)]- I'll put more specific warnings in the chapters |

After a case accidentally becomes intertwined with 16 year old Evangeline in colorado she does them all a favour and solves the case for them. 8 months later they see Evangeline again, except this time she's hacked into the FBI and now has to spend the next two years 'interning' as punishment But becoming more close with the BAU Evangeline doesn't have a choice but to open up, not realising just how close they're getting to her personal life, not realising how close they are to seeing what her life is really like when she goes home at night And with Emily finding out there's a big connection between her and Evie, it might not be what's best with Ian Doyle back 🥇 #1 jenniferjaraeu 🥇 #1 penelopegarcia 🥇 #1 emilyprentiss 🥇 #1 Hotch 🥇 #1 BAU 🥇 #1 profiler 🥇 #1 JJ