two years ago, he was left with two words on a crinkled piece of paper. two words that would loom over him for days, incessantly taunt his mind for hours upon end. those two words were 'green light', and with the return of the horsemen, those words had never been more important than they were now. [ SEQUEL TO 'TREPIDATION'/ BOOK TWO IN THE HORSEMEN SERIES ] [SEASON 12, CRIMINAL MINDS]

[COMPLETED] ❝ we need someone to replace blake and i think we should give her a chance. ❞ ❝ spence, she's a criminal. ❞ the four horsemen had earned the title of the most dangerous group that the behavioral analysis unit had ever worked against. luckily for the team, in their possession now was quinn carson, the member of the horsemen that they believed could change everything. [pre-season 10 - season 10 ] [BOOK ONE IN THE HORSEMEN SERIES]

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)

❝ EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO GO KILL SOMEONE. ❞ ❝ I REALLY HOPE SHE'S TALKING FIGURATIVELY. ❞ ( BOOK TWO of FIGHT OR FLIGHT ) Scout Wiley was once in love with the abyss. It was her mistake for getting too comfortable. She knew she shouldn't have lied, that she shouldn't have messed with things out of her control. Scout couldn't help herself. Because when the abyss stared back at her, all she saw were the eyes of Spencer Reid. But now is not the time for past romance or forbidden memories. Instead, she knew she had a choice to make and running away from her problems was no longer an option. The only solution was to seek refuge in the one person she had been avoiding for 13 years. And he wasn't the same man anymore. rankings: #1 in reid x oc #1 in spencer reid #1 in matthew gray gubler

❝ YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RUDE. ❞ ❝ WOW, YOU'RE LIKE A DETECTIVE OR SOMETHING. ❞ Scout Wiley has two sides. The loudmouth mailroom girl who hates coffee, and the trained assassin who never misses her target. Thanks to years of training, these lives have been kept separated. But after an unusual incident, Scout can't help her intense curiosity towards the mysterious, and a little bit charming, Dr. Spencer Reid. As she learns more, her separate lives begin to merge in a dangerously lethal way. Scout knows her mission. She cannot fail. But what if succeeding sudden cost more than she bargained for? And is it worth anything if it destroys the only love she's ever known? - previously titled NUMB - ( BOOK ONE of FIGHT OR FLIGHT ) rankings: #1 in criminal minds #1 in reid x oc #1 in spencer reid #1 in matthew gray gubler

"Hm," Rossi says. "You two must've been good friends." "Best friends," you say, grinning at Spencer. "Yeah," Spencer replies. "Best friends." ✧-It's been nine years since you've seen or spoken to Spencer Reid. The last place you expected to see him is at the first day of your new job with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. Will the past stay the past? Or will old memories resurface between the two of you?-✧ [based on season 5 Spencer Reid]

Luke Alvez gets on your nerves. He's been a thorn in your side ever since he arrived at the BAU, and lucky for you, the feeling's mutual. But one night, everything changes with a text. [ not based on any season of criminal minds ] Cover by @amygraymikae

✧ -"Closing your eyes, you think of the man who's holding you; what he's been through...you and Spencer Reid are two broken people just trying to put yourselves back together again. Somehow, you are his glue, and he is yours."-✧