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not calm, nor a doctor!

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  • every work posted under the tag #rorywrites is mine and is not to be reposted anywhere!
  • exclusively Spencer Reid x Reader unless marked otherwise
  • everything is SFW and suited for teen and up audiences

ONESHOTS

Night Shift (4k, RN! reader, enemies-to-lovers, meet ugly)

You and Spencer tell the team (and the kids) how you met. It's not...the best love story, but it's yours.

The Curse of the Love Sweater (established relationship, fluff, autumn vibes)

You've been with Spencer forever. But he's never kept a secret...until now. It doesn't take too long for you to figure out what he's stitching up behind your back...

Stay Stay Stay (angst with a happy ending, BAU reader)

You're leaving the Bureau after a long, messy decade. But somebody'd like you to stay.

Birthday Candles; Kiss Me Slow (angst, Spencer's birthday, established relationship_

Birthdays kind of suck. But at least you're together.

Star Light, Star Bright (4k, camping, pure fluff)

The team goes camping on a long weekend. Turns out, it's pretty damn easy to tell someone how you feel under a starry night sky.

Lucky Strike (2k, bowling date night w the team, fluff)

Spencer surprises his girlfriend. Established relationship fluff ensues.

SERIES

Like You A Latte (12k, fem!reader, coffee shop AU)

You're a barista. He's a caffeine addicted profiler. Five drinks you serve your favorite regular, and one drink you both share.

Temporarily, Indefinitely, Forever (20 fucking K), fem!reader, fake dating, fluff and angst)

Tired of being chronically single and teased about it, the Reader and Spencer Reid make a deal. They'll fall in love; just for the holiday season. Their arrangement is temporary, right?

BLURBS

Fireflies (600 words, fluff, wedding antics)

A few words of wisdom, a warm summer night, and dancing.

Unbreakable (1k words, emotional angst, s9 injury)

For the first time, the Reader confronts the reality that she might lose Spencer. Hospital Jell-O fluff ensues.

Popcorn's Ready (like 400 words, fluff, jealousy)

It's movie night, and the actor's hot. Spencer's having none of it.

FINALLY updated my masterlist bc i have written SO much since i made it so if you're looking for everything i've ever posted here it is :)

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every little thing

pairing: Dr. Spencer Reid / fem!reader

genre: light angst with a happy ending

WC: 3.7k

content warning: vague mentions of food, reader uses she/her pronouns (in accordance with the song)

notes: this has been a wip for so freaking long and i'm so glad to finally put it to rest lol. and ALL the thanks to my incredibly kind and talented beta reader @behindyourbarrette!!

the fic is set to Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by The Police, so I recommend taking a listen before/while you read! (and if you like that, here is a version by Jacob Collier that's also fantastic.) thank you all so much for reading, feedback is always appreciated

Though I've tried before to tell her

Of the feelings I have for her in my heart

Every time that I come near her

I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start

Spencer has been told by his teammates, a million and a half times, that he should “just do it.” Just tell her how you feel, the worst that could happen is that she says she’s not interested. But that’s not the worst that could happen. Spencer could tell you how he feels and then immediately pass out from the social and emotional energy it took, forcing you to help him, possibly touching him in the process. And he doesn’t want you to do that if you hate him, which you very well might after he reveals his affections. Furthermore, if you hate him, he can’t ever hang out with you anymore, even just as friends. That would be his worst-case scenario. So pretty much every time Derek talks him into approaching you, he gets halfway to your desk before remembering that possibility and countless others, and veers off to talk to someone else or go to the break room instead.

On one such occasion, he finds himself bumping directly into Garcia; he must have been on the way to her batcave.

“Oh, Boy Genius! I saw that cowardice on the bullpen cameras! Come with me, my foolish love.” And she grips his wrist forcefully as she tugs him back the way she had come from a moment prior.

YEEEEEEEESSSSS NEW NONEE FIC 💘💓💞💕😍💖💗😍💝 this has literally everything i adore in spencer fics. chef’s kiss. so honored to have beta read 😌🤩🤩

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my new year’s resolutions (tagged by my beloved @everyonesfavoritepipecleaner i will come on here just for you 😌)

1. read more! i read 39 books in 2021 and want to read another 40 in 2022

2. bake and share more often, i love sharing food w people it’s a love language

3. journal a little every day

4. take a multivitamin! i am so bad at eating my fruits and veggies lol

5. take more pictures of the happy moments! i would love to have more documentation of joy

6. don’t do homework on sundays. i don’t want to be in pain anymore lmao

tagging @candlesandsoftrain 😘 (no pressure!)

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Find a Penny, Pick it Up

Summary: reader finds a good luck charm

Pairing: Spencer Reid x FemBAU!Reader

Word Count: 2740

Genre: fluff, as per usual <3

Content Warning: brief descriptions of case-related violence (gunshots, injury while in pursuit), kissing

A/N: this fic is a long time coming! i got super hung up with editing and ended up re-writing certain parts like... fifteen times over the course of a couple months. also avoided working on it by making my first header collage. anyway! i'm finally happy with it and hope you all enjoy it too :)

A glint of copper stopped you in your tracks and you bent down to pick up the penny without a second thought. It’s funny how things change. Growing up you never understood good luck charms, couldn’t see why people would choose to believe in an invisible, immeasurable force over their own agency and abilities.

But if people are a tapestry of those we surround ourselves with—if the traits of our friends and family start to weave into the complex fabric of our own personalities—then you suppose you have your best friend from college to thank for the new outlook. Whenever she found a penny, she’d drag you to the nearest gas station to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket, using the coin to reveal the hidden symbols. She never won anything more than ten dollars or another free ticket that turned out to be a bust, but she’d look at you with a gleam in her eye and remark how lucky she was regardless. You’d give a good natured laugh, at the very least appreciative for the brief adventure, for the small moment of anticipation that her superstition created.

So when you spotted the penny face-up on the sidewalk on your way to the final round of interviews for your dream job, you picked it up and slipped it into your pocket. While you know you ended up becoming the newest member of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit purely of your own merit, you couldn’t help but give the coin a bit of credit.

Because that was also the day you met Spencer Reid.

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turns out two of my irl friends are cm stans and they were like “haha wouldn’t it be funny if u had a tumblr?” somehow it feels like they know so hi v and j if you’re here i’m sorry if you’ve read anything here you know how deeply i crave intimacy lol

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Equilibrium

Pairing: Spencer Reid x GenderNeutral!Reader
Word Count: 695 - she's a shorty
Genre: hurt/comfort/just me rambling
A/N: Haven't posted a fic in a whileeee so here's a little blurb/excerpt from a series I started that I can't figure out how to wrap up, slightly edited so it can stand alone. Spencer's last line of dialogue is a quote from People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry!! It's an absolute gem of a book if you love the friends to lovers trope like I do 🥰

There are three different types of tears: reflex tears; continuous tears; and emotional tears. Reflex tears help clear debris—like smoke and dust—from your eyes. Continuous tears lubricate our eyes and help protect them from infection. Emotional tears are what you've been crying ever since you got home from your latest case.

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temporarily, indefinitely, forever - epilogue

spencer reid x reader

a/n: love u bye LOL im kidding but check my pinned and know that this series was my fav thing ive ever done

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New Year’s Eve, 11:51 p.m

“Are you sure you don’t want to watch the ball drop?”

Spencer’s voice is hesitant, hushed against the din of the party happening beneath your feet. His hands, though, are confident, sure, holding your waist with a certain resolve. A feeling of truth to it.

You shrug, a little cold, and take a step closer to him, reaching to drape your arms around his neck.

“It’s a dumb tradition anyways.” You catch the spark of defiance in his eyes before you even finish your sentence, and to your delight, he springs to life.

“It’s loosely based on nautical time balls,” He says, smiling as his eyes drift across the skyline. “A way for sailors to set their chronometers at the same time every day, no matter where you were at sea.”

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oh fuck lol i forgot my goodbye present give me 2 seconds and ill post the epilogue of TIF lol oopsie

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hi guys! rory here. this isn’t an update i want to give, especially after feeling super grateful for that recent milestone, but i figured a lengthy textpost explanation would be a bit better than leaving you all in the dark. i'm in my freshman year of college and while i'm having a great time, it’s really difficult and i haven’t been able to have time for myself at all, let alone any of my hobbies. i created this blog in july and even then, i had been stockpiling content for months and my active interest in CM was fading. despite how much i love writing all the time and creating a ton of content, i’m just unable to maintain the activity level that i was able to over the summer. i still love criminal minds—i’ll probably binge it later this year and my passion for writing spencer will reawaken, but for now i think it’s best if i leave this account be and take an indefinite hiatus. feel free to unfollow, but if you'd like, you guys can find me on my personal blog, @icedchailover (Slight callback to like you a latte 4 the mems) which i'll keep going bc i do love this website, all of my awesome mutuals and also posting snippets of poetry/prose Because i do write to live!! i just don't want to live to write fanfiction anymore to the detriment of my mental health and studies. love you all to bits and pieces, please please please message me if you'd like to stay in touch and follow me on my other blog. stay healthy and safe and i wish you all the best this fall! catch you on the flip side.

-caroline <3 (or rory, you pick. the joy of nicknames!)

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