Mercedes "MJ" Johnson grew up unseen - the only white girl in a tough Chicago neighborhood, trapped in a violent home and carrying bruises no one asked about. But Derek Morgan saw her. Protected her. Fed her when her own house was empty. He was her best friend, her shelter, and the first boy to ever make her feel safe. Years later, they reunite at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. She's not the broken girl he once knew - she's quiet, brilliant, and tougher than she lets on. But Derek still looks at her like she's something worth protecting, and MJ still feels safest in his orbit. Their bond runs deep - forged in childhood, sharpened by time. But what once was innocent has turned into something slower, heavier, and harder to ignore. With every case, every look, every late-night conversation, their connection deepens into something they never dared to name. Because love like theirs doesn't burn fast - it lingers, waits, and grows quietly in the spaces between survival and healing. A Slow-burn Derek Morgan Fanfic This book does not follow the Criminal Minds' timeline #1 in morgan 07/29/25 - 08/07/25 #1 in bau 08/07/25, 12/1/25 #1 in fbi 08/07/25, 08/16/25 - 08/17/25 #1 in derekmorgan 12/1/25

♪ 𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞, 𝐰𝐞'𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐭 ♡ 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄 starts a new chapter of her life when she is transferred from the IRT to the BAU. She just hopes that no one on her new team finds out she's plagued by a past she can't seem to escape from. The walls she placed around herself as a child are built high and she's determined not to let anyone see who she really is. The only problem is that that 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐳 is more than ready to come barreling through said walls and pull her out of the dark because knows what it's like to barricade yourself from people who can help. The two agents bring each other to the light as the darkness closes in fast. It's out for blood and they're smack dab in the middle of the 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠s: #1 in lukealvez (March 2025) #2 in adamrodriguez (September 2025)

She helps children find their voices. He's spent years silencing his heart. When a case brings FBI profiler David Rossi and speech therapist Ellie Hart together, it isn't sparks that fly, it's silence. A gentle, aching kind of stillness neither of them has felt in years. She's 28. He's in his late 50s. She quotes books. He writes them. She's light. He's lived in shadow. But something in the quiet between them feels like belonging. This isn't a whirlwind. It's a slow, soul-deep burn. A story about timing, trust, healing... and the kind of love that changes everything without saying a word. 'Sometimes the loudest thing between two people... is the quiet.'

Riven Maris Vale doesn't want to be here. She left the FBI six years ago without a word-after a case went wrong, after a victim died, and after the man she almost fell for walked away first. Now she's back in the BAU, sharp as ever, colder than before, and assigned to work under Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner. They don't talk about Chicago. They don't talk about what almost happened. And they sure as hell don't talk about the rules they're about to break. But when the past resurfaces with a new case-and a new killer-Hotch and Riven are forced to confront the one truth they've both buried for too long: Some lines were meant to be crossed. WARNING: THIS IS A SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE! THERE IS DETAILED SMUT AND FOUL LANGUAGE! AND YES IT GOES FASTER THAN NORMAL!

"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.

𓏲 ࣪₊♡𓂃. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, penelope garcia's best friend, lyla fairchild, a nonverbal forensic photographer, moves from london to quantico to join the BAU, but struggles to communicate with her new team. when dr. spencer reid, a brilliant yet awkward FBI profiler, reaches out to help her feel at home, an unexpected bond forms. spencer reid x nonverbal oc trope: friends to lovers / found family published: 23rd november 2024 finished: 8th february 2025 #1 - penelopegarcia #1 - aaronhotchner #1 - emilyprentiss #1 - davidrossi #1 - derekmorgan #1 - jasongideon #1 - fbi

"And what if I don't?" You ask defiantly. He comes up closer to you at that remark, close enough so you're the only one that could hear him. Close enough that he hovers over you, pressing your back against the wall. "Then, I'd pull you into the bathroom and make sure you wouldn't be able to sit for the rest of the case." His words are low, bringing out the deeper rumble to his voice. It sends shivers down your spine. "Understand?" "Yes," you scoff. "Yes, what?" "Yes, sir." ______________ Your relationship with your boss has always been complicated, to say the least. You've seen each other at your highest and lowest. You're both incredibly stubborn and unwilling to relinquish control. Yet, you still find him slightly cocky and arrogant. You find yourself defying him at every available turn on cases in an attempt to prove yourself. In turn, he finds you a bit bothersome. But what happens when over time, these complicated feelings fade into something even more complicated. Something that feels less like annoyance and more like adoration. Something that forces you both to face your greatest fear: losing control.

The pad of Derek's thumb slowly slides across my kiss swollen bottom lip while his dark eyes trace the movement intently. I guess I'm going to have to be the one to say what we're both thinking. "That wasn't very just friends of us."

It was the ache that kept them coming back. The truth in every moment; that in another life, things would be different for Dallis Cohen and David Rossi. criminal minds / david rossi season 4 ― season ? @-windwillows © 2023 cover by @obliviates

━━━ ❝ ❨ 𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. ❩ ❞ 　　　Lots of things have changed in the BAU since Dr Theodora Blackwood left the team led by Jason Gideon because her family needed her at home. Now, after a hiatus of 5 years, she decided to come back and continue her lifelong devotion to catching criminals with a team of masterminds. Little did she know though, that another person chose to join the BAU once again, just at the same time as her. Call it fate, call it luck, he was there, Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi, and together they turned the place upside down. 　　　© agentrossi ― 2024 　　　criminal minds [s3-?] 　　　david rossi x fem!oc 　　　status: discontinued