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.

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

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.

Y/n is fresh out of college to the BAU. Her FBI academy professor Dr. Tara Lewis decides to set y/n and the Unit Chief of the BAU up. With everything pulling them together will they get past their individual problems with relationships and give in?

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.