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We were strangers for way too long

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Time 7h 12m

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aaronhotchner angst bau criminal criminalminds hotchxreader pining

!!First attempt at writing any kind of fiction so please be kind!!

(Very) Slow burn between Hotch and Reader - Starting early Season 3 immediately following Gideon's departure - Y/N has just joined the BAU having grown up in London and is immediately attracted to her new boss, Aaron Hotchner, the emotionally unavailable (and newly single) unit chief of the BAU. Lots of pining and tension that will eventually be resolved.  

( Also I know season 3 is like 2007 but because I'm an idiot who doesn't consider those kinds of things this universe has uber a few years earlier)

I am starting this with only a basic outline so there are currently a lot of potential outcomes for this story. Probably won't be canon compliant with cases, relationships etc.

Also posted on ao3 under the same name

Title taken from Joy Division's 'I remember nothing'All Rights Reserved

aaronhotchner angst bau criminal criminalminds hotchxreader pining

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"𝑰'𝒎 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚, 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆" Y/N thought she was over her past but when she had to face it again she realized it still haunts her. What will happen? Will she get out of it? And what will happen between her and Spencer? Will it all get resolved or will the situation get fucked up? Read to find out! Spencer Reid x reader (she/her) TW's will only be shown in the introduction! First time writing a wattpad story so please bare with me and give me tips! Started: 30th nov 2023 Finished: 8th feb 2024 I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CRIMINAL MINDS CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN THE STORY LINE AND THE OTHER CHARACTERS!!

$Checkmate {Spencer Reid} by sage_storys$

I promise my writing gets better as the chapters go on, much love-S The BAU gets a new team member as everyone is introduced to Fiona Summers, and Spencer automatically falls for her. Not wanting to get hurt again he shuts her out, but warms up to her when he finds out they may not be too different after all. But things quickly take a turn as he discovers they definitely have one thing in common. An addiction. "It's quiet for a couple minutes as Spencer tries to find his way to the bed in the dark. He eventually comes under the covers and I can see his side profile as the room is slightly lit up from the moonlight coming through the windows. He's beautiful. But he's a real dick. I decided to turn away from him on my side. It's quiet and the air is filled with tension, I hate this. I want to be friends with him, not mortal enemies. I take a deep breathe and put myself out there. "Why are you being like this Spencer?" My voice is so quiet I don't even know if he heard me, it's quiet for a couple minutes and I give up, deciding to try to go to sleep. "I don't know." His voice cuts through the air, "I don't know why I'm being like this Fiona. I usually have all the answers, but when it comes to you, I'm an idiot."

Say It (Hotch x Reader)// ✔ by angelfxll

As an FBI agent in the Dallas field office, your unit calls for collaboration with the BAU. Years later, a decision is made for you, catapulting you suddenly into that same team - this time as a trainee. Amongst the flurry of cases, new teammates, and the struggle to keep up with the load of work, you start to carve out a new life. And if the man who'd grabbed your attention back then, SSA Aaron Hotchner, happens to slowly become your friend - you welcome it with open arms. Developing feelings for him - less so. This is a slow burn, and title from Maggie Rogers' song :) (Sorry I don't know how to write something that is not about yearning or pining) Image from tumblr user @0420-1102 I do not own Criminal minds, the characters or the story!*

Counting Sheep by GameGender

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I Never Knew by reidsnrenswhore

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