"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." - 1 Corinthians 13:4 Eveline Grey, the youngest daughter of Ellis Grey the renowned General Surgeon from Seattle, chooses a different path as an FBI Agent. She is trying to build her own name and stay away from her mother's shadow. After several years of hard work, she managed to get transferred to the famous Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico. Aaron Hotchner, the drill sergeant chief of BAU, is trying to redirect his life after recently divorced. Managing loads of cases, pressures from higher-ups, and keeping an eye on his new agent who always meddles in life-and-death situations. "Mer, I slept with my boss." "Oh my God, it runs in the genes!" - "Can you not?" "My name's Grey, I'm prone to danger." Criminal Minds and Grey's Anatomy Crossover.

"It's for the case." "Well. If it's for the case I guess I have to." A short story about y/n and Hotch ending up in awfully awkward situations, he's your superior and you're new. But if it's for the case you have no choice left, you just pray it doesn't need to go further.

"He profiles people. She profiles language. But neither of them are ready to figure each other out." Wren Calloway is a forensic linguist with a sharp tongue, a faster brain, and ADHD-fuelled chaos in her soul. She's made a career out of reading between the lines-until the BAU invites her to step into their world of darkness, danger, and unspeakable crimes. Enter Aaron Hotchner: team leader, master profiler, and emotional fortress in a suit. He doesn't do mess. He doesn't do feelings. And he definitely doesn't do distractions. But Wren? Wren is all of that and more. As the BAU faces cases that test the limits of their minds and hearts, Wren and Hotch must navigate their growing connection-one cryptic quote, one sideways glance, one soul-baring truth at a time. A slow-burn romance filled with profiling, poetic chaos, and the art of being seen. In a world full of monsters, sometimes the hardest thing to decode is yourself.

"He profiles the world. She's the only chapter he can't close." By day, Caroline Courbier is the BAU's newest elite recruit cold, clinical, and haunted by her years at the SVU. By night, she's a single mother hiding behind a secret identity as a bestselling novelist. In a world of monsters and stitched-up silences, Hotch is the only one who can read between her lines. But some secrets are written in blood for a reason. Slow burn | Single Parents | Dark Secrets

When a former Interpol agent Lora Caderton joins BAU, she brings more than just an impressive resume - she carries a past full of pain and guilt. Every case involving children cuts like a knife, but she refuses to let that pain define her... SSA Aaron Hotchner knows what it means to lose everything. After his wife was murdered by a serial killer, he locked away every piece of himself that wasn't dedicated to work or his son. Love is a weakness he can't afford-not anymore... She understands his silence. He sees the pain behind her strength. Case after case, step by step, their guarded walls begin to crumble. And when the darkness of their pasts collides with their present, they realize that maybe, just maybe, healing isn't something they have to do alone. Until one day, the lines blur-not just between past and present, but between loneliness and something far more terrifying... hope.

"if it rises fast, it can't last." Labyrinth, Taylor Swift. Aaron Hotchner never believed in love at first sight; not even when he met Hailey, even if he claims he fell in love on the spot. But a mere handshake with his new agent, Ivy Monroe, changes every little belief of his - at least in the love aspect. Her smile and positive attitude never fail to make a smile appear on his face; which everyone slowly takes notice of, besides Ivy. How will he handle his last experience with love now that Ivy has come into his life? He doesn't know.

"You're not alone Y/N. We all have our moments, where we feel alone, scared, unwanted, and unloved. I've been in your shoes, but look at me now, I was able to get through my struggles and if I wouldn't have, I would have never met you."

"To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I would like to live. To feel the joy of life, as Eve felt the joy of life. To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter every day. To say I am alive, I am wonderful, I am. I am. That is something to aspire to." - Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain Published: July 2, 2020 Completed: February 18, 2024 Disclaimer: 1. The NASCAR racers mentioned are real actual people with the exception of Clint Adams who is my OC. Any attitude, dialogue, or behavior they display is purely fictional except for references to their real career wins and performances. 2. I have done heavy research into the world of NASCAR for this story. This includes watching races, reading up on articles, looking at stats and so on. But like anything I am bound to make mistakes. I am only human. Thank you for reading and enjoy the ride.

"You teach the arts, I teach physics." "What, like it's hard?" ________________________ In which Y/N is an arts professor who can't stand know-it-all Dr. Reid. >COMPLETED 07/04/2020

After a drunken night out leads to a one night stand with her smoking hot best friend, Maya can't help giving in to temptation again and again. But are passionate hookups and wild trysts all the future has in store?  *****  Best friends since the age of three, spirited Maya Crofton and ladies' man Luke Anderson are inseparable, priding themselves on knowing everything about one another. Or so Maya thought. What she doesn't realise is that Luke has been lusting after more than just her friendship, and, with alcohol involved, sparks soon fly. But past encounters, devastating secrets, and the unbearable need to hide her true feelings put Maya in quite a predicament. Will she overcome her doubts and offer Luke the chance he's been waiting almost half his life for? [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T