(A Love Story based on Criminal Minds) She finds meaning in what others leave behind. But some stories demand to be rewritten. Dr. Josephine "Jo" Prescott was never meant to be in the spotlight. A trauma linguist and one of the top graphologists in the country, she's spent her life in the spaces between - interpreting silence, decoding intent, and studying the way grief stains language. When the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit brings her in to consult on a ritual murder, Jo expects to offer insight and walk away. She doesn't expect to stay. And she certainly doesn't expect to matter. But some names refuse to fade. And some ghosts write back. As Jo becomes entangled in the team's darkest cases - and in the quiet pull between Spencer Reid's incandescent mind and Aaron Hotchner's steady gravity - old wounds resurface, including the disappearance of her sister, Lila, a case Jo's never stopped trying to solve. When a killer begins leaving letters only Jo can decipher, she must confront everything she's buried: her guilt, her grief, and her fear of being truly seen. Told through fragments, case files, and the emotional echoes that live in the margins, this is the story of a woman who spent her life reading everyone else's stories - until she finally writes her own.

Hotch this is a bad idea" Reid said following him through the prison. "It's the only option we have left, we both know this" the stern man spoke as they approached the door. "We can't just let her out and join the team- it took the FBI 2 years to track her down, what if she escapes? She's a murderer Hotch" Morgan spoke from the other side of him. "We always say that unsubs make the best profilers, she is proof of that" Hotch said as the doors slowly opened. "Hello again boys" Athena smiled from the other side of the metal desk she was chained to. Reid frowned as she winked at him. "Glad the black eye has healed; I was afraid I damaged your pretty little face forever" she said referring to the time they tried to catch her, and she beat Reid up pretty badly before escaping. Athena was the most dangerous type of unsub, she was smart and had all the skills to be a expect level profiler and she absolutely used that against the team when they were asked to track her down. A criminal minds fanfic, not based on any of the shows timeline but a mismatch of them to create its own. A psychopathic unsub is recruited to join the team after they finally caught her after 3 years of her taunting them, will she join the team? Or will the history, secrets she knows and flirtatious tension between her and her new teammates be to much for everyone to handle? Since this is a CM fanfic there will be dark themes, trigger warnings will be at the start of each chapter- enjoy :)