Heurism (ˈhjʊərɪzəm) NOUN The educational principle of acquiring knowledge through empirical study and practical experience. SSA Danielle O'Sullivan isn't a team player. Not normally. But a call from an old friend brings her back to something more, something real. If only she could come to terms with what happened. Spencer Reid x female! OC Criminal Minds (seasons 1-3) Trigger warnings: Violence, death, murder, su*c*de, assault, r*pe, drugs, discussions of mental health. Disclaimer: Some depictions of mental conditions in this show are inaccurate, I will do my best to correct this or provide resources for personal research. All credit (except for my OCs and added storylines) goes to Jeff Davis and the creators of Criminal Minds. #1 in Quantico - May 2024 #1 in Canoncompliant - August 2024 #1 in Jenniferjareau - March 2025

𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓.. 𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛 𝚁𝚎𝚒𝚍 was ready for a change in the monotony of his life, but didn't expect for it to come from a woman he meets on a case.. 𝙰𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚊 was, she had to admit, nothing exciting and relatively normal.. But one day Dr Spencer Reid shows up in her apartment tying her to a serial killer, and nothing is "relatively normal" for her ever again. ~ while this is a CM Fic, anyone who enjoys mystery/crime/etc will probably enjoy this plot! ~ - S7~ with liberties - spencer reid x female oc - slow burn rankings: #1 - spencer #1 - matthew #1 - crimefiction #2 - fbiagent #3 - criminal #3 - fbi

'For a really long time that's all I had. Little moments with a girl who saw me as a friend, and a lot of people told me I was crazy to wait this long for a date with a girl who I worked with, but I think even then that I knew that I was waiting for my wife.' -Jim Halpert, The Office. LONG CHAPTERS: (Season 1-5 up atm, currently on PAUSE but can be read as competed) Tropes cause I suck at blurbs: Friends to lovers Opposites attract Secret dating Oblivious to love Colleagues to lovers Everyone can see it Found family TRIGGER WARNINGS: Smut. Criminal Minds subjects: eg, murders explained in detail. Miscarriages, SA, assault, guns etc. #1: jj #1: coworkerstolovers #1: secretdating #1: davidrossi #1: derekmorgan #1: spencerreidfanfic #1: emilyprentiss #1: criminalminds #1: mgg #2: penelopegarcia #1: reid #1: alexblake #1: grey

Spencer meets a girl he can't get enough of at the nightclub, then quickly realizes she is not supposed to be there. (Originally posted on Tumblr & AO3)

Spencer wraps the blanket tighter around us causing me to melt into him further. He sweeps my wet hair over my shoulder while I stare out towards the golden sunset. He plants a kiss on my temple before nuzzling his face into my neck. "Thank you," He whispers. I run my fingers through his soft curls, "For what?" "For showing me life doesn't always have to be so serious," He sighs. "I don't know what I did before you," He mutters, almost like it wasn't for me to hear.

In which a girl genius meets a boy genius. "𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝑜𝓊𝓁𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝒶𝒹𝑒 𝑜𝒻, 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝒶𝓂𝑒" -𝐸𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒, "𝒲𝓊𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝓈" ~Book 1~ ~Seasons 1-5~ 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. Enjoy and leave comments! *SLOW BURN* *TW: sexual assault, abuse, murder, gore, violence, mental health, mention of suicide, and addiction* !SPOILERS FOR SEASONS 1-5!

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

▄︻デ══━一 cm˚˳⊹˖࿐ ╰┈➤ entwined minds ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ IN WHICH──────────Spencer Reid falls for a genius who shows him that love isn't just chemicals in the brain. *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ ╔══ஓ๑♡๑ஓ══╗ "She was soft in ways the world hadn't been to me in years." ╚══ஓ๑♡๑ஓ══╝ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Criminal minds fanfic Spencer Reid x fem!oc Season 1 - 5 Started : 1/4/25 Finished : 4/2/26 ≪•◦ ❈ ◦•≫

A Spencer Reid Story [COMPLETED] --- "I know it hurts that you aren't as dashing or charming as me, but you can at least be civil." oc x reid Highest Rankings [august 17 2021 - #2 spencerreid] [september 8 2021 - #1 matthewgraygubler] [september 25 2021 - #4 reid] [october 29 2021 - #299 enemiestolovers] [november 30 2021 - #2 hotch] [may 18 2022 - #199 criminal] [june 19 2022 - #21 matthewgraygubler]

꒰ 🏹 ꒱ؘ ࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 dr. spencer reid attempts to do everything in his power to distance himself from the new agent, only to find that he absolutely adores her. spencer reid x female! oc started: march 20, 2021 finished: may 27, 2021 ❪ criminal minds ❫ ❪ season seven ❫ ❪ -vxnilla ❫