"What exactly are you trying to prove?" He leaned in closer, his warm breath fanning over my skin, sending sparks of awareness coursing through me. "That the tension between us isn't just in my head." His fingertips paused at the curve of my shoulder, lingering for a moment longer like he was weighing the consequences of his next move. "That every time you challenge me, every time you push back, every time you get 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏 - it's because you feel this too." ‿̩͙‿ ༺ ♰ ༻ ‿̩͙‿ In which FBI agent Dr. Mira Andros, a 24-year-old with a PhD in Criminal Psychology, moves from a dark past of cult investigations to the BAU in Quantico. Haunted by secrets she can't escape, Mira joins the team to solve a series of brutal murders-only to find herself entangled in a dangerous game where the line between rivalry and desire with Spencer Reid becomes harder to ignore. What if your greatest threat isn't the enemy watching but the desire you can't deny? #1 - forbiddenromance (17/04/25) spencer reid x oc trope: enemies to lovers, forbidden romance

Fractured: a state of being broken, damaged, or divided, often emotionally or psychologically, leaving a sense of incompleteness or instability Valentina Rhodes has fought tirelessly to become the newest member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Born deaf, her journey to the prestigious position was riddled with challenges, not least of which was the shadow cast by her father, Nicholas Rhodes, who is behind bars for eight counts of murder. Left in the care of his best friend-a notorious gang member in San Francisco-Valentina's upbringing was anything but typical. Yet, amidst adversity, she found a ray of hope in the form of an unlikely friendship. With the unwavering support from the gang that raised her and her bubbly companion, she overcame the odds and earned her place as the newest member of the BAU. Enter Spencer Reid, a brilliant but sometimes socially awkward genius. When Valentina joins the unit, he senses there is something uniquely compelling about her-an inexplicable connection draws him in. As they collaborate on investigations, they begin to unearth buried secrets and confront haunting truths from their respective pasts-some that threaten to destabilize their present. Together, they must navigate a complex web of personal struggles, challenging perceptions, and the dark legacies of their families, all while tackling the most daunting cases the BAU has ever seen. Will this connection lead to a happy love story, or will is all go up in flames when trust is tested.

ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ˢᵖᵘⁿ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵉᵃˢᵒⁿˢ, ʰᵉʳ ˡᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ ᵃ ᵐᵉˡᵒᵈʸ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵇʳⁱᵈᵍᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ᵇᵉᵗʷᵉᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉᵐ.

❝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞?❞ When Jason Gideon is asked to end his medical leave and return to the BAU, Gideon asks for his teaching assistant, Dr Charlotte Layne to consult on the case. Charlotte was a field agent and profiler for the Boston field office before a case went wrong a year ago and she started working at the academy. Now, when she meets the BAU team, will she be able to keep her cool and help catch killers? ❝𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐞❞ spencer reid x fem oc criminal minds: season 1 - onwards

𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗚𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦 | criminal minds ❝ we're not who we used to be ❞ in which K9 trainer nancy chavez moves from brooklyn, new york to quantico, virginia. haunted by her past, the young agent joins the BAU to help solve an unsolvable case... 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 - 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟓 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝 𝐱 𝐨𝐜 started: january 1st finished: ongoing ©lcvndreid all credit of the original story and characters goes to the creators of the cbs tv show criminal minds, and the scream franchise the only things that were the creation of myself are nancy chavez, marshall riley, mateo chavez, eddie chavez & genevieve song

❝ 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗔 𝗦𝗜𝗡, 𝗠𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧. ❞ ☓ 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳. ★ trigger warning . . . ⵌ this story contains ━ graphic violence, rape mentions, explicit language, anorexia/body dysmorphia, suicide talks/mentions and possible scenes, sexual abuse/harassment, multiple forms of abuse, child neglect, drug/alcohol use, weapons, depression, talks of abuse/abuse, manipulation, trauma, sexual terms, offensive terms, toxic relationships, fights, arguments, and more. . . . This book contains dialogue and plots from the criminal minds series ! (CRIMINAL MINDS; 2005-NOW) (PARADISE CIRCUS, 2024) (BEGAN; NOV 2024) (EDITED; -)

After joining the BAU, Isla Rafferty soon learns that fighting crime isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially with Spencer Reid around. [word count: approx. 140,000 words] COMPLETED.