Aftermath | SR

Avery thought landing a TA position for her favorite professor would be the perfect way to finish her Master's in Criminal Justice. But when Dr. Spencer Reid unexpectedly takes over the class, everything changes. Suddenly, Avery is navigating a new dynamic under a professor whose brilliance is matched only by his unpredictability.
Six months out of prison, Spencer is struggling to balance his return to the BAU with a forced position in academia. Haunted by what he endured, he's developed coping mechanisms he doesn't fully understand himself. Then Avery walks into his office, sharp and self-assured, and something about her immediately draws him in.
What starts as a professional adjustment quickly blurs into something far more complicated, as boundaries tighten and tension builds between Avery and Spencer neither of them prepared for just how consuming it might become.

Post-prison Reid | Professor x TA | Slow-burn tension