Delaney Leroy starts a new job at the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the FBI. There, she meets her best friend, Spencer Reid. This is a story about friendship, love, and overcoming trauma. Hope you enjoy :)

When the BAU is called in to consult on the case of a war criminal, Bianca Brown enters the life of Dr. Spencer Reid. With a soft spot in her heart for poetry, stars, and kind-hearted geniuses, the two literature lovers seem to fit perfectly together. Their love is a whirlwind of coffee and promises to stay - but such promises aren't easy to keep, especially with migraines, serial killers, and family trauma looming on the horizon. Can two broken people heal each other? Can there be love after loss? What does it really mean to keep your word? | "Spencer," she said softly, "I'm not a genius. I don't have an eidetic memory. But I remember everything about you. And do you know why?" [In which Spencer Reid and Bianca Brown make a promise] |begins in season 5| |Spencer Reid x Original Character| |spoilers for seasons 5 onwards|

en·dear·ing inˈdiriNG,enˈdiriNG/ adjective inspiring love or affection. * [spencer reid x oc] [foul language] [season 7-8] [#8 in #spencerreid] [#15 in #criminalminds] [#2 in #davidrossi]

"I'm beginning to think when you say you hate me it's really just code for you loving me." (A Spencer x Reader take on the 10 Things I Hate About You poem).

*ranked #1 in #SpencerReid AND #criminalminds as of 1/17/2020! Thank you, readers!* They had been childhood friends, inseparable for the few years they spent together while Spencer had attended CalTech at the young age of twelve. Years later they meet again, but this time it's under dangerous circumstances. *mature content*

catch-22 noun a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.