browhat
TW: Mentions of abuse, and sexual assault
Two brilliant minds. Two fractured pasts.
Dr. Avery Hunt joins the BAU carrying secrets she cannot share and scars she refuses to name. Outwardly sharp, composed, and unshakable, she hides behind carefully constructed walls. Inside, she is unraveling.
Dr. Spencer Reid knows something about masks, about being the smartest person in the room while battling demons no one else can see. When their paths cross, an unspoken understanding forms. What begins as quiet respect grows into something deeper, forged in late-night conversations, dangerous cases, and the silent recognition of pain they both know too well.
But genius comes with a cost, and healing is never simple. To let someone in, Avery will have to risk the one thing she's always guarded most: herself.