ok basically sometimes i edit the original stuff that i wrote for this years ago but there's also a chance that i'll publish the original ROUGH drafts from the depths of google docs. also, i changed the chapter titles to t swift lyrics and song titles bc it's cuter than the original titles. ------ Spencer Reid found it impossible to forget, making him the perfect companion to Elle Greenaway, who struggled with remembering after a difficult eight years. In the wake of Jason Gideon's death, the two are pushed together by the meddling hands of Penelope Garcia. Although they are reluctant at first, a bond forms as though it was never broken. The nights that begin as grieving become something twisted. The tears and the memory exchanges hold them together, but what happens when the rest of the BAU finds out about Reid's mystery girl who isn't actually as mysterious as they once believed her to be.

"of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst." -sir arthur conan doyle, the memoirs of sherlock holmes. ... never, always. an exploration of one of spencer reid's imagined futures. ... inspired by numerous edits from instagram users landsliide, bautapes, leftonreid, and many more. [spencer x elle] ... cover image is NOT mine, and was obtained through pinterest.