jess mariano wanted nothing to do with stars hollow. that was no secret. he had no interest in their school, their biweekly holidays, or the people living there. he especially had no interest in being trained at his uncle's restaurant by some girl named marley acosta, who seemed to have zero tolerance for him and his bullshit. [ JESS MARIANO - SEASON 2 AND BEYOND ]

in which spencer reid comes to the long-overdue realisation that he definitely isn't straight [spencer reid, boyxboy] [season seven onwards]

❝ an invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. the thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break ❞ [criminal minds] [spencer reid]

❝ YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RUDE. ❞ ❝ WOW, YOU'RE LIKE A DETECTIVE OR SOMETHING. ❞ Scout Wiley has two sides. The loudmouth mailroom girl who hates coffee, and the trained assassin who never misses her target. Thanks to years of training, these lives have been kept separated. But after an unusual incident, Scout can't help her intense curiosity towards the mysterious, and a little bit charming, Dr. Spencer Reid. As she learns more, her separate lives begin to merge in a dangerously lethal way. Scout knows her mission. She cannot fail. But what if succeeding sudden cost more than she bargained for? And is it worth anything if it destroys the only love she's ever known? - previously titled NUMB - ( BOOK ONE of FIGHT OR FLIGHT ) rankings: #1 in criminal minds #1 in reid x oc #1 in spencer reid #1 in matthew gray gubler

❝ EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO GO KILL SOMEONE. ❞ ❝ I REALLY HOPE SHE'S TALKING FIGURATIVELY. ❞ ( BOOK TWO of FIGHT OR FLIGHT ) Scout Wiley was once in love with the abyss. It was her mistake for getting too comfortable. She knew she shouldn't have lied, that she shouldn't have messed with things out of her control. Scout couldn't help herself. Because when the abyss stared back at her, all she saw were the eyes of Spencer Reid. But now is not the time for past romance or forbidden memories. Instead, she knew she had a choice to make and running away from her problems was no longer an option. The only solution was to seek refuge in the one person she had been avoiding for 13 years. And he wasn't the same man anymore. rankings: #1 in reid x oc #1 in spencer reid #1 in matthew gray gubler

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