You and Emily met at the BAU when she transferred back from Interpol after Hotch had hired you a few months before. You fit right into the team when you joined, and naturally developed a great friendship with Emily when she returned too. But that friendship quickly developed into a little something more, and although you'd agreed to keep it secret from the rest of the team, it was getting harder to hide how much you cared for each other, especially when one particular case puts you right at the forefront of the team's investigation. This fanfic will revolve around y/n having mental health issues, and whilst the relationship with Emily will play a large part in the storyline, I want to keep it as realistic as possible so y/n's mental health problems will continue throughout. For the purposes of this story, Emily's return from Interpol is the only reason why she's left the BAU, the Ian Doyle storyline has not happened yet. (This story mentions various mental health topics including depression, anxiety, eating disorders (restriction and purging), self-harm and suicide. Please don't read if you think it'll trigger you, and please reach out to someone if you're struggling.) Smut warning - chapters with smut involved will have '*' in the title

You've worked as a member of the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Team for 4 years now - a career you dreamt of growing up. But 6 months ago, the love of your life was ripped from you suddenly in the worst case of your career. To this day you still can't wrap your head around it - how little you knew about the woman you'd planned to marry someday, why she chose to disappear without her team, why she'd put herself in a position where you could lose her. So many questions had been occupying your mind ever since her funeral, but one thing was for sure: Every bit of joy you had left in you died with Emily Prentiss that day. ----- Dreaming of Emily being alive again had been the only thing keeping you going so far. But the reality of that might be quite different to how you'd expect.

Y/n is a confident and experienced FBI Agent with years of experience under their belt. But behind their impressive career is a crumbling home life, and when it all gets too much to juggle, will their team be able to navigate their new dynamic at work in time to help? A story of love gone wrong, friendships worth saving and comfort in the most unlikely of places.

Y/n begins a transformative journey as a newcomer to the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit. While solving chilling cases with the team, she wrestles with personal demons, including her missing brother's troubled past. As Y/n navigates the world of criminal profiling, she forms deep bonds with her colleagues, particularly the intriguing Emily Prentiss. Together, they unravel complicated mysteries while confronting their own vulnerabilities - Slow Burn and Smut (Marked with *)

Y/n is about to join the FBI Behavioural Analysis Training Programme led by Section Chief Emily Prentiss. The night before, Y/n decides to blow off some steam at their local bar when they meet a welcome distraction. Little do they know, that one night is about to affect the entire beginning of their new career.

THIS IS ALSO POSTED ON AO3 Y/N started at the BAU almost 2 years ago and her and Emily's bickering started on her first day. The pair constantly throw insults at each other along with glares and eye rolls, the team are used to their petty arguments - it doesn't stop them from solving cases together. What will happen when the pair have to go on an undercover mission as a couple, will living together change the dynamic of their relationship? Will new feelings be recognised?

Fifteen years after walking away from the FBI, Y/N is pulled back into the BAU's orbit when a brutal new case forces them to confront a past they don't remember. As the team hunts a sadistic psychiatrist who disappeared decades ago, Y/N begins to uncover buried memories of an experiment that was never supposed to be exposed. At the center of it all is Emily Prentiss-former lover, now unit chief, whose past with Y/N is just as unresolved as the mystery unfolding around them. As the case spirals, Y/N and Emily are forced to navigate the thin line between unfinished business and something more. But the past isn't done with either of them. Because the killer has been waiting. And this time, Y/N isn't just hunting him. They're his final experiment. With the BAU racing against time, secrets unravel, old wounds resurface, and Y/N must decide-are they willing to stay and fight, or will they run again? And if they stay-what does that mean for Emily? Dark, intense, and deeply personal, The Echo of Yesterday is a story of second chances, buried trauma, and the fight to reclaim what was stolen.