When a former Interpol agent Lora Caderton joins BAU, she brings more than just an impressive resume - she carries a past full of pain and guilt. Every case involving children cuts like a knife, but she refuses to let that pain define her... SSA Aaron Hotchner knows what it means to lose everything. After his wife was murdered by a serial killer, he locked away every piece of himself that wasn't dedicated to work or his son. Love is a weakness he can't afford-not anymore... She understands his silence. He sees the pain behind her strength. Case after case, step by step, their guarded walls begin to crumble. And when the darkness of their pasts collides with their present, they realize that maybe, just maybe, healing isn't something they have to do alone. Until one day, the lines blur-not just between past and present, but between loneliness and something far more terrifying... hope.

A collection of one shots surrounding our favourite Boy Genius Dr. Spencer Reid. These stories are ready for you to begin new romances and adventures at the BAU. See you at Quantico! Warnings: Some one shots marked with a * contain mature content Some contain graphic descriptions of crime scenes (Typical CM stuff)

(Spencer Reid x FEM CHARACTER) "𝐒𝐞𝐞! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞!" "𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐡, 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭!" OR 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐁𝐈 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐝'𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 3-8 𝐨𝐜 𝐱 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝 #2 in Jennifer jareau #4 in Emily prentiss

𓏲 ࣪₊♡𓂃. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, penelope garcia's best friend, lyla fairchild, a nonverbal forensic photographer, moves from london to quantico to join the BAU, but struggles to communicate with her new team. when dr. spencer reid, a brilliant yet awkward FBI profiler, reaches out to help her feel at home, an unexpected bond forms. spencer reid x nonverbal oc trope: friends to lovers / found family published: 23rd november 2024 finished: 8th february 2025 #1 - penelopegarcia #1 - aaronhotchner #1 - emilyprentiss #1 - davidrossi #1 - derekmorgan #1 - jasongideon #1 - fbi

𓏲 ࣪₊♡𓂃. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, in 2016, twenty-six-year-old quinn verity is scraping by as a waitress, quietly raising her teenage sister olive and trying to forget the horrors of her past-namely, being the daughter of infamous serial killers. but when a phone call from agent aaron hotchner pulls her back into the world she thought she'd escaped, quinn is forced to confront both old trauma and new danger. as the she faces a case eerily similar to the one that shattered her life in 2006, quinn must decide whether to use the lie-detecting gift she's spent a decade trying to suppress-or risk letting another monster slip through the cracks. trope: friends to lovers published: 1st may 2025 finished: on going . . . #1 - criminalminds #1 - spencerreid #1 - aaronhotchner #1 - penelopegarcia #1 - matthewgraygubler #1 - jasongideon #1 - profilers #1 - fbiagent #1 - bau #1 - fbi

"there's a very fine line between love and hate." after joining the BAU, Y/N must navigate the complicated feelings she's starting to feel for her difficult co-worker, Spencer Reid. *WARNING that this story does contain a heavy DD/LG (daddy kink) component, so if you aren't into that, DO NOT read.* *contains smut*

smut warning!!

Ella never thought she'd be the one to catch feelings-especially not for her best friend and colleague, Dr. Spencer Reid. They're the perfect team, working seamlessly together on cases that would haunt anyone else. But somewhere between late-night stakeouts and quiet moments in the office, Ella's feelings for Spencer have taken root, leaving her stuck between what she feels and what she knows they're "supposed" to be: just friends. As the lines blur, Ella finds herself torn between keeping her friendship safe and risking it all to tell Spencer the truth.