A marriage already broken. Promises that were never clean. A return to Spencer Reid's childhood home, where grief and secrets linger. As Spencer mourns his father, his wife is left alone with the truth of what their relationship really is; uneven, isolating, and quietly unbearable. In a life far removed from anything she once imagined, she struggles to hold onto the pieces of herself that still feel real. Masks start to slip. Silence festers. And in this Criminal Minds AU, love is just another thing that hurts. **please read warnings in bio before reading**

Here's a collection of one shots centering around everyone's favorite genius.

Gay men are being killed throughout the Brooklyn area, the team are called in on the case, but have no leads. The only thing they can think off is to send someone in as undercover. And who better for the role than Dr Spencer Reid. But what happens when the team place camera's in and around Spencers rented apartment without him knowing, and what will happen when his team see something he didn't want them to see. **WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC SEXUAL Content / HOMOPHOBIC LANGUAGE AND DEPICTIONS OF SELF HARM - M/M**

It's not easy falling in love with someone. Especially when they're already in a relationship. What will Y/N and Spencer Reid do? **please read warnings in bio before reading**

Finishing a lecture at a local college, Dr Spencer Reid is suprised to be approached by a nervous young woman who hands him a file and then disappears. After reading the file, Spencer realises he must find and work with the woman in order to bring down a large cult which she escaped from years before.

❝ 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

"where do we go from here? what are we?" "For once, I have no clue."