After twenty years of marriage, Clint Barton and Laura Barton ended things quietly, painfully, and with more love than resentment. Four years later, they've settled into something unexpected: friendship. Shared holidays, split custody of Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel, late-night calls about the kids, and an understanding that some relationships change without completely breaking. To them, Clint is still the same exhausted, sarcastic archer living alone on his secluded farm whenever he disappears off-grid. Nobody questions it. Nobody looks too closely. Hidden behind the safety of the farmhouse walls is Amelia-Mae - twenty-three years old, sharp-tongued, warm-hearted, and far more capable than anyone gives her credit for. She and Clint have been together for two and a half years, carefully guarding their relationship from the outside world. Not because it's shameful, but because Clint knows exactly how people would react to the thirty-two-year age gap, especially his teammates. He's spent years being judged as a weapon, a killer, an Avenger; he refuses to let the one good thing in his personal life become another battlefield. Amelia-Mae has built a quiet life with him: helping with the kids, patching up wounds after missions, learning how to survive the chaos that follows Clint Barton like a shadow. The farmhouse became her safe place long before Clint realized she had become his. When a mission goes catastrophically wrong, the Avengers need somewhere isolated to hide while the world turns against them. Every road leads to the Barton farm. Clint has no choice but to bring the team home - and suddenly the secret he's protected for years is standing in the kitchen making coffee in Clint's shirt while Earth's mightiest heroes stare in stunned silence. Started: 12th June 2026 Published: 23rd June 2026 Finished:

Arabella never meant to fall for him. He's her boss. A single father. A man still carrying the weight of too much loss. But the night Aaron Hotchner calls and asks her to watch his son, something shifts. It starts with Jack-movie nights, soccer games, inside jokes. But somewhere between bedtime stories and quiet cups of coffee, Arabella finds herself drawn into the spaces Hotch keeps guarded. The silences. The glances. The way he looks at her like she's the first steady thing he's allowed himself in years. Their connection is unspoken, fragile, and slow-achingly slow. But some loves aren't born in sparks. Some are built in quiet moments-until they become impossible to ignore. Just this once, she lets herself want more. Just this once, he lets her in. And neither of them is ready for what that means. Best ranking: #5 - aaronhotchner

Her soulmates have never been Azzy's first priority. It's not like she didn't want to meet them eventually, she saw how her neighbors flourished within their soulmate's presence. Of course she would want that for herself, but between trying to scrape up enough money to get to college, to serving in the military, to piecing herself back together with glitter glue and scotch tape after being honorably discharged, her soulmates could wait. On top of this, working as a paramedic caused an ever-changing schedule, and the various hobbies that her therapist oh so insisted that she should have kept her busy for most of the week. Halfway across the city Robby and Abbot had a consistent rhythm to their life, they've lived together for the last ten years but are still missing something, or someone. What happens when that someone comes running into their ER.

When the BAU discovers a 14-year-old girl as the sole survivor of a cult massacre, they uncover more than just a crime - they uncover a life steeped in manipulation, abuse, and psychological conditioning. Born into the Children of the Dawn, Faith has never known a world beyond the Shepherd's control. As the team works to dismantle the cult and protect her from lingering threats, they confront the fragile line between faith and trauma, manipulation and identity. Years later, now living under a new name and in a new life, Faith - or Elara - must reconcile her past while forging her own future, even as echoes of the Shepherd's teachings threaten to pull her back. A story of survival, resilience, and the long, uncertain path toward reclaiming one's voice. Trigger / Content Warnings Violence / murder Mass suicide Child sexual abuse Cult indoctrination PTSD / trauma Attempted suicide Emotional abuse

• Almost 6 years ago, Steve, kidnapped a 6 year old girl, Lorelei Martin. Lorelei managed to escape. She made her way to the hospital where the BAU pays a visit. She helps them catch her capture. • set in season 5 of Criminal Minds • TW: abuse, kidnapping, rape, murder, aggression, and violence • I DO NOT OWN THE CRIMINAL MINDS FRANCHISE

After a case accidentally becomes intertwined with 16 year old Evangeline in colorado she does them all a favour and solves the case for them. 8 months later they see Evangeline again, except this time she's hacked into the FBI and now has to spend the next two years 'interning' as punishment But becoming more close with the BAU Evangeline doesn't have a choice but to open up, not realising just how close they're getting to her personal life, not realising how close they are to seeing what her life is really like when she goes home at night And with Emily finding out there's a big connection between her and Evie, it might not be what's best with Ian Doyle back 🥇 #1 jenniferjaraeu 🥇 #1 penelopegarcia 🥇 #1 emilyprentiss 🥇 #1 Hotch 🥇 #1 BAU 🥇 #1 profiler 🥇 #1 JJ

When the BAU rescues a young girl named Hope, they discover she isn't just another victim-she's a child genius whose father twisted her gift into a prison. Traumatized and unable to speak, Hope hides from the world, trusting no one... until she begins to respond to Derek Morgan. As the team uncovers the horrifying truth of her captivity, they must find a way to protect her while helping her heal from scars that run far deeper than skin.

✨Book 1 in the DiSilva Series✨ Don Luciano DiSilva is known for his ruthlessness. As the leader of the Italian Mafia, he is cold and callous. But then he meets her. Victoria Ricci was hidden from the world by her abusive father. When her brother makes a fatal mistake, he offers her to take his place. Victoria saved him from the darkness inside himself. Luca showed her what it means to be loved. TW: abuse, language, graphic content/gore, smut This book is 18+ Previous Rankings: #1 Love at First Sight #1 Mafia #1 Kidnapped #1 Mafia Don #1 Completed #1 Protective #1 Italy #1 Mob #1 Italian Men #1 Mafia Princess #1 Gangs *Photo credits go to Pinterest*

Three months of unpaid rent. A routine eviction. That was supposed to be the extent of Officer Asher Gray's Tuesday morning. But when he forced his way into the dilapidated apartment, he didn't find a deadbeat tenant. He found a nightmare. Hidden behind a door was Aria-broken, bound, and trembling under the psychological ghost of a man who called himself "Matthew." For three years, she lived in a hell of Logan's making, a world where her body was currency and her voice was a liability. Now that Logan has vanished into the shadows, Aria is physically free, but her mind remains a prisoner. She is a ghost in a hospital gown, refusing to utter a single word to the doctors, the counselors, or the world that failed her. The only person she doesn't shrink away from is Asher. He's the one who cut the ropes; he's the one who stood between her and the darkness. When the Chief realizes that Asher is the only anchor keeping Aria from drifting away entirely, he makes an unorthodox-and dangerous-request: Asher needs to take her in. Asher Gray is a man of protocols and boundaries, and bringing a traumatized witness into his home breaks every one of them. He's annoyed, overwhelmed, and certain he's the wrong man for the job. But as the days turn into weeks, the silence in his house begins to change. Through the flicker of her hands and the tentative trust in her eyes, Aria starts to emerge from the wreckage. Asher intended to just keep her safe until the trial, but he soon realizes that the closer she gets to healing, the harder it becomes to imagine his life without her quiet presence. In the process of saving Aria, Asher might just find that he was the one who was truly lost. #1 lovestory

Their Mother drowns her sorrows in liquor... Their Father is missing... The teen works until they pass out, desperate to make enough money to pay for bills... Things change when the teen finds a group of men trying to beat up 2 kids. "Welcome Home, Sweetie." "What do you mean 'Home'? I want to leave." "Where would you go? Your Family is right here." Rewrite of my story "Welcome To The Family" Bc i hated the writing style and I felt like it had loopholes and inconsistent characters.