JJ thought she loved Will, but after he becomes verbally and sometimes physically abusive, they get a divorce. Emily being the friend she is, helps her through this tough time, but finds herself getting in too deep once JJ puts herself in danger. After JJ recovers, her eyes are opened to a whole new idea, her and Emily. {tw- depression, anxiety, self-harm, abuse, suicide, etc.}

In an effort to avoid advances from a certain southern detective, JJ tells him that she's dating Emily and even kisses her to prove it. She soon realizes that she can't get that pretend kiss out of her mind. All credit goes to the original author

Off of her best friends' advice, Calysta applied to work for the BAU. Previously working with Emily Prentiss (the best friend) at Interpol, she was fascinated with the stories and logic that Emily said. She was a "tough cookie" as Emily told her, a little "rough around the edges" but she was incredibly brilliant and a good team player and leader. Beautiful but deadly, Interpol people seemed to call her. And Hotch needed to catch his breath when he saw her. Little did he know she felt the same...