a dwindling, mercurial high - - - - - - - inspired by Taylor Swifts song, illicit affairs. I do not own criminal minds, just this plot and oc's. all rights are reserved

"of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst." -sir arthur conan doyle, the memoirs of sherlock holmes. ... never, always. an exploration of one of spencer reid's imagined futures. ... inspired by numerous edits from instagram users landsliide, bautapes, leftonreid, and many more. [spencer x elle] ... cover image is NOT mine, and was obtained through pinterest.

"He's got a type, Aaron." "Absolutely not." A glare is fixed over the team," no. I won't make a decision like that for her." Emily clears her throat, bringing the attention away from the arguing men to her," I'll do it. If it's okay with you, Hotch. I don't mind, really."

━ 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗎 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗋𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍. [ 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘳. ]

Acting on impulse, you show up at your boss, Aaron Hotchner's, doorstep in the middle of the night. The resulting night of passion kickstarts a timeline of events you never could've imagined. Crazy how one night could cause so much pain and pleasure.

❝ you're the best of us. ❞ in which the ex-agent with a therapy license decides to get back in the game. CRIMINAL MINDS SEASON 4 OC X AARON HOTCHNER TRIGGER WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ISSUES SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH COMPLETED SEPT. 3, 2020 COVER BY @brieIarson !!!!!!!!