Between the Lines | Criminal Minds

"We spend our lives profiling strangers. The hardest person to understand is the one who gets under your skin."

Lucia Rossi has spent years proving she's more than David Rossi's daughter.
As one of the BAU's youngest profilers, she's built a reputation on sharp instincts, relentless determination, and an ability to read people before they ever speak. She trusts facts, patterns, and evidence.

Feelings are another story.
When the team is pulled into the deadly game of the Fisher King, Lucia finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the job-and about herself.
Then Emily Prentiss walks into the BAU.
Confident, intelligent, and impossible to intimidate, Emily immediately gets under Lucia's skin in a way no one ever has. What begins as harmless banter and professional rivalry slowly turns into something neither woman is prepared for.
The problem?
Everyone else notices first.
As cases grow darker and the stakes grow higher, Lucia and Emily find themselves caught between friendship and something more, while trying to navigate the dangers that come with hunting monsters for a living.
Because some connections can't be profiled.
And some feelings can't stay buried forever.

✦ Featuring:

Emily Prentiss x Female OC
Slow Burn Romance
Flirting & Mutual Pining
Found Family
BAU Team Dynamics
David Rossi's Daughter
Criminal Minds Rewrite
Canon Cases
Morgan & Garcia Teasing
Fisher King Aftermath
Partners in Crime (Literally)
"Sometimes the most important clues aren't found in a profile. They're hidden between the lines." 🖤