𝑬𝒀𝑬𝑺 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵 - 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃

⋆⋆𝑺𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑨 𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑰𝑺 had always been the sharpest mind in the room - until she started taking Advil just to make it through the day.

What began as a simple remedy for relentless headaches quickly spiraled into something far more dangerous. The weight of the job, the sleepless nights, and the emotional aftershocks of the horrors she saw every day made silence unbearable. And when her closest friend, Elle Greenaway, left the BAU without warning, it left a fracture in Selina that no one noticed - but one she felt every second.

She told herself it was harmless. Over-the-counter. Nothing serious. But as the pills piled up, her focus began to slip. Her once-flawless reads on suspects dulled. Crime scenes that used to speak to her now stayed silent. The profiler who could break a killer with a glance was slowly crumbling behind glassy eyes and fake smile.

Selina was disappearing - and no one even knew.

But rock bottom didn't break her. It built her.

It took time. Guilt. Relapses. Therapy she swore she didn't need. But step by step, Selina clawed her way back. She weaned herself off the numbing haze, forced herself to feel again, and faced every buried emotion she had once silenced with a pill.

And when she came back to the BAU, she wasn't just recovered - she was rebuilt. Stronger. Sharper. More ruthless. The profiler everyone once feared for her intellect was now feared for her clarity. She didn't just walk back into the room - she became the threat the monsters never saw coming.

She had kept her 𝑬𝒀𝑬𝑺 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵 - even when the darkness begged her to close them.

trope: friends to lovers

published: 24th of june 2025
finished: on going....

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