"I love you and your scars." ----- With a mentally ill mother, bullies chasing his tail every breathing moment, depression poisoning his sharp brain, and scars littering his body, Spencer Reid doesn't consider himself lucky. On the other side of the country, neither does another young woman who shares the same trauma: Courtney Stevens. By fate, Reid moves to the small city of Quantico, Viriginia, where his identical match lives. Spencer and Courtney lay eyes on each other, linking a mysterious bond between each other. As Spencer and Courtney discover the bonds and struggles that really link them together and make them a match, their story continues to unravel. Their link becomes even stronger. Reid and Courtney are slowly saving each other. What consists of a true hero? Can love really heal the emotional pain that haunts you, or will it break you even more? THIS STORY DEALS WITH SELF HARM, DEPRESSION, AND SELF HATRID. TRIGGER WARNINGS. PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Emily Prentiss has always been the kind of woman who keeps her emotions inside in order to protect other people's feelings. She doesn't let people in; instead she builds a wall around her feelings that can't be broken down. But after a tough case that leaves her shaken up, she breaks down and spills all her emotions out to her best friend and coworker, Jennifer Jareau. All the emotions that she's been holding in for years finally break free. JJ comforts Emily better than anyone has ever done before in her life. She forms a bond with JJ that she has never had before, and she finally has someone she can trust with all she has. She finally has someone to live for. Emily has to face the facts that her feelings that are developing for JJ are stronger than any she's experienced before. She has to see if love will build her back up, or if it'll break her all the way back down.