"Anyone in your spot would've done the same thing." "You wouldn't have. You always put others before yourself. You'd never hurt someone, even if they deserved it. God knows you could, but you never do! Even with all the bad, you're still... good! You're calm and empathetic and so... so comforting... and warm. You're like... the sun. My sun." ----- Emma "Sully" Sullivan joins the BAU after SSA Emily Prentiss accepts a job with Interpol in London. Her doctorate in psychology and skill with negotiation set her apart from the others, and in joining the BAU, she and their resident Doctor, Spencer Reid, form quite the team; the intelligent-and-clinical doctor and the empathetic-and-emotion-driven agent. Early on, the two realize their feelings for each other aren't strictly platonic and realize keeping their relationship office-safe may be just as tricky as catching their unsubs. Slow burn friends to lovers Spencer Reid x Fem!OC cover art by yours truly TW: The basic CM trigger warnings, if you've watched CM you'll be used to everything in here by now. In any scenes potentially triggering about rape, self-harm, or abuse, I will put a notice at the beginning of the chapter. Copyright: I do not own anything except for a couple of original characters and a select few cases. A lot of material is taken straight from the show, in which credit goes to the writers, directors, and CBS.