𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐌!𝐎𝐂 | 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖 𝙃𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨, trusting her instincts to guide her through life-and-death crises. But a trial run with the BAU pushes her into a world where empathy and intuition collide with logic and precision. 𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚, Talia must balance instinct and logic, forge new bonds, and confront the personal cost of stepping into the unknown-especially when Emily Prentiss, with her sharp mind and guarded nature, begins to challenge Talia in ways she never expected. ⊹˚₊‧─────────────────────‧₊˚⊹ "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗮𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲." - 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 ⊹˚₊‧─────────────────────‧₊˚⊹ 𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒔, 𝑰 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔. Started: 10/01/2025 Finished: N/A Noteable rankings: #2 in Emily Prentiss #6 in Jason Gideon #10 in Penelope Garcia #6 in Jennifer Jureau

❝you can't be a part of this.❞ ❝then tell me to stay away.❞ rory gatlin doesn't trust the government. they spend too much money, get involved in too many wars, and most of all, they got her baby brother killed and her father thrown in prison for a crime he didn't commit. that was eight years ago. but she's moved on, working as a teacher in a brand new town. at least, until her older brother foster shows up at her door in the middle of the night, begging for her help. he thinks he can prove their father's innocence. but he can't do it alone. aaron hotchner is struggling. it's the three-year anniversary of his ex-wife's death, the woman he was in love moved to london, and it feels like jack is growing up and he's missing it. jj tells him he should take a vacation. garcia tells him he should visit emily. dave tells him he should try to meet someone new. he thinks they're all being ridiculous. at least, until he walks into his son's classroom and sees her. to rory, aaron serves a purpose. to aaron, rory is his saving grace. as rory and foster dig deeper into their brother's murder, they discover something darker, more sinister than they could ever have imagined. it is no longer just about them. aaron has no idea that rory is using him, and she plans to keep it that way. but feelings were never supposed to be involved. and when aaron gets dragged into the mess she's made, rory will have to make a decision: follow her heart or finish the job. there are people who will do anything and everything to cover their ass. rory is determined to expose them. but it might cost her everything. [criminal minds original fanfiction] [aaron hotchner x fem! oc] [seasons 8-9] highest rankings as of 2/17/25: #5 - profiling

When Isabella Kensington-Rossi's brilliant, old-money niece with a freshly minted law degree-arrives in Virginia weeks earlier than planned, a casual BAU game night turns into the moment Aaron Hotchner never saw coming. One unexpected summer, one undeniable spark, and two people who were never looking for anything suddenly find everything.

"My kindness is a choice." ---- One little girl shouldn't be dropped in the middle of CIA plots and deceptions. Children of any age were too young to understand the patriotic duty to protect their nation at any cost necessary. Except, here she was, defying orders and making sure they regret ever clawing their way into her life. She liked it that way. She didn't expect to run into Doctor Spencer Reid. ---- The BAU has a bad habit of sticking their noses in places it shouldn't be. When there's an opening to investigate an incident that left a hole in Spencer's life, the team is all-hands on deck. He let that little girl slip from his grasp once, but he'd never let it happen again. But the answers the team uncovers may be too much to bear. OR Parental! Spencer Reid with a genius adopted kid who likes to disappear on him.

Spencer hasn't thought about his childhood best friend in years-life moved on, and so did she. But one day, the BAU gets a new recruit: her. They both freeze the moment they see each other, surprised and overwhelmed by the coincidence. She's changed since they were kids: confident, sharp, and with an edge that wasn't there before. Meanwhile, she's surprised to see how Spencer has grown into himself, still carrying the same brilliant mind and kind heart she remembers. The two quickly fall into a rhythm, their old bond reawakening as they work cases together. But with the dangerous nature of their job, they must navigate not only their complicated feelings but also the fear of losing each other all over again.

After joining the BAU, Isla Rafferty soon learns that fighting crime isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially with Spencer Reid around. [word count: approx. 140,000 words] COMPLETED.

- 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑 ❝Would you kill for her? ❞ He muttered ❝God, in a heartbeat. ❞ I replied. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... Lorelai Coleman, a woman drowning in unforgettable guilt is recruited by Erin Strauss to join the BAU to bless her with a chance to catch her sister's killer. 𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑... In an attempt to appear clean and put together to others, she slips up and embarrasses herself in front of her colleague. The worse person ever, Spencer Reid. -- ❝𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒! ❞ ⁺‧₊˚ ཐི⋆𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃 𝐗 𝐎𝐂⋆ཋྀ ˚₊‧⁺ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓: 01 | 05 | 26 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒: ongoing 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: ???

"The best and most beautiful things in the world... they have to be felt with the heart." I joined the FBI to get to the BAU. CAC was just the step in between. Then Spencer Reid walked in-PhDs, cardigans, and so stupidly attractive it completely derailed my ability to speak like a functioning adult. We were supposed to work one case together. Now I'm pretending I don't notice how brilliant he is. This is fine. Totally fine. I'm being very normal about it. Set during Season 2, Episode 2 ("P911"), this is a slow(ish) friends-to-lovers rewrite where Evelyn Gilroy takes Amanda's place and tries very hard not to fall in love with Spencer Reid.

Updates coming Saturdays ! :) Aspen Leigh has been working with the BAU for 5 years now. The problem? She does not get along with her boss Aaron Hotchner. She will do anything to get the slightest bit under his skin. Her favourite ways to do that? Flirt, flirt and oh ya FLIRT! What happens when Aaron decides he's not gonna take it anymore and gives it right back to her? Aaron Hotchner x OC Includes smut! Highest Awards 🏆 🥉3rd in aaronhotchner (Sept2025) 🥈 2nd in Hotch (Feb2026) 🥇 1st in Hotch (feb2026) 🏅4th in Hotchner (feb2026) 🏅10th in Criminalminds (Feb2026) *I own nothing except Aspen and her character history*

In which a girl genius meets a boy genius. "𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝑜𝓊𝓁𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝒶𝒹𝑒 𝑜𝒻, 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝒶𝓂𝑒" -𝐸𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒, "𝒲𝓊𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝓈" ~Book 1~ ~Seasons 1-5~ 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. Enjoy and leave comments! *SLOW BURN* *TW: sexual assault, abuse, murder, gore, violence, mental health, mention of suicide, and addiction* !SPOILERS FOR SEASONS 1-5!