Characters:Ā Addison Montgomery, Mark Sloan, Derek Shepherd
Summary:Ā enĀ·tanĀ·gled - to become twisted together with or caught in. / A story about Mark, Addison and Derek in New York and how they make a mess of their lives. AU. Maddek.
AN: This is just pure self promotion. Haha. I forgot that I hadnāt posted this here yet. I will be adding each new chapter to this post. Oh! And for the pleasure of readers, there is a playlistĀ that goes along with the story.Ā
Updated with chapter 12 - 03/06/2026
Read On: AO3Ā
Playlist: Spotify
Chapter List Below
part one: you belong to somebody else
part two:Ā iāll do them for you
part three: iām just not happy in this home
part four: iām tempted to pay attention
part five: butterflies they come alive when iām next to you
part six: staring at me all the way from across the room and you deny yourself
part seven: cause youāre on my mind
part eight: look at all the weapons youāre killing me with
part nine: tell me sweet little lies
part ten: what am i supposed to do
part eleven: i wish he didnāt trust me so much
part twelve: you make me wanna leave the one iām with
Because I can't help myself, here is the prologue of the Barson Daemon AU I wanted to write.
I doubt I'm ever going to manage writing a whole fic out of it but, I thought it'd be fun to share this little bit at least. The prologue is under the cut.
Prologue
Olivia had been twelve, climbing up to the roof of her building when Caliban had turned into a beautiful coloured spotted lynx. Sheād just had a fight with her mother and had wanted some space, some time on her own. Caliban had surprised her by the change and sheād been so fascinated by his appearance she was glad when heād stayed in form for the rest of the night.Ā
She was less pleased when almost a day later Caliban was still in lynx form. It made her stand out; the lynx form is bigger than a normal house cats and the pointed tufted ears make it obvious Caliban is different. She had noticed the looks sheād gotten going to school and in her classes - Caliban so different from her classmates own daemons, some already settled and others still flitting eagerly between forms. Oliviaās just thankful that Caliban has changed into a different form by the time she gets back home that evening. She doesnāt even want to know what her mother would say.Ā
It happens over several months - Calibanās lynx form shows up more and more, always staying for longer periods of time. The first time Serena and her daemon Hugo see him, she scowled and despite the urge to cower and make herself smaller, Caliban stayed a lynx. Eventually, in the summer heat, Olivia realised that Caliban had settled into his final form - the exotic looking lynx hadnāt been what sheād expected but she realised she wasnāt unhappy about it either.Ā
As they grew older Olivia and Caliban realised how suited they really were to his lynx form. Others found him, and by extension Olivia, exotic and interesting - wild cat daemons werenāt that common in New York City and especially not for pretty, well-spoken teenage girls. Even in college, with a wider array of daemon forms, there are only a few other wild or big cat daemons; a boy with a cheetah daemon on the track team, a girl doing a study abroad program with a beautiful snow leopard and another boy with a caracal daemon that gave her a bad feeling.Ā
The police academy though was filled with dog daemons just as she suspected with small cats and bird daemons. So sheās surprised when she meets Adam and his Eastern wolf daemon Cordelia. For the longest time Olivia had thought Caliban might settle as a wolf, sheād wanted that even but heād rarely taken the form. She fell in love with Adam and Cordelia just as quickly as sheād fallen in love with Burton and Jessamyn; this time though she wasnāt sixteen and lovesick, there was actually a potential future with Adam.Ā
Theyāre together for almost two years when Adam gets shot in the line of duty. Olivia manages to make it to the hospital just in time to see Cordelia return to sparkling, glinted dust. Her heart breaks and she and Caliban mourn for what feels like forever - it was the first time sheād ever seen a daemon disintegrate.Ā
At 30 Olivia and Caliban finally make detective and get into the unit they always wanted to be in; the Special Victims Unit. Striding in to her first day in the unit, she can see the curious looks being given to her and Caliban but they bother her no longer. She is struck though by the beautiful, pristine looking German shepherd daemon standing proudly beside a huffing and puffing detective, talking to her new Captain.Ā
āAh, Detective Benson, welcome,ā Captain Donald Cragen greeted her, his focus and his daemons turning from the man towards her.Ā
āThank you. Iām happy to be here, sir,ā Olivia had replied with a professional smile. Caliban settled easily beside her, his eyes cast around the squad room curiously but always coming back towards the German shepherd.Ā
āStabler, this is your new partner. Detective Benson. Help her get settled in, you two are catching this morning.ā
The man turned to look at her properly then, all blue eyes and hard stare before he extended a hand to shake. āElliot Stabler. Detective 2nd Grade,ā he introduced himself and then nodded down to the german shepherd by his side. āThis is Bridget,ā he informed her.Ā
It wasnāt always customary to introduce your daemon to others but they were going to be partners - it was sort of an unspoken rule that they were going to get to know each other as deeply as they could.
āOlivia Benson, 3rd Grade,ā Olivia replied with a firm shake of his hand. She dropped his hand then to lightly point to Caliban by her side. āAnd this is Caliban,ā she said as Caliban stepped through them to greet Bridget himself.
The two daemons moved and spoke around each other carefully but by the end of that first day, their first case, they were as in step as their human counterparts.Ā
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Rafael had been fourteen when Filomena had finally settled. She had been one of the last in his class and his friend group to settle and he knew his mami and abuelita had been worried about it. His father however had made snide comments about hoping Filomena didnāt settle as a butterfly or small sparrow or really any daemon he perceived as being too girly.Ā
So Rafael had been proud when, after almost a week since Filomena had changed into a red fox after his first debate competition win; she hadnāt changed back once. The fox wasnāt a new form for Filomena but that first week, Rafael could just feel it, that Filomena had settled. His father, with his snake daemon had simply scoffed and Rafael knew heād never please the man.Ā
High school after that had been interesting. People paid him a little more attention now that he had a seemingly interesting daemon from el barrio. Going to Harvard was a different story though; heād been surprised to see such a large variety of daemons and even more so by the ones that ended up with him in law school.Ā
Rita and her Abyssinian Victor had become fast friends. Despite their different daemons and backgrounds and levels of wealth - she had it, he did not - they got along famously. For a while there, as they graduated college and went on to law school, Rafael had thought maybe he and Rita were destined to be together. He wasnāt sure he believed in soulmates but he thought she might just be the closest thing to his that heād ever find. His heartbreak over Yelina had clouded those first few years of college but not anymore.Ā
So he and Rita tried it for a little bit only to find that they really werenāt suited to be lovers. No matter how well they all seemed to get along. That was okay though because then they were graduating from law school and Rafael and Filomena were headed for the Kings County District Attorneyās office. It was a dream come true.Ā
Work consumed he and Filomena for several years then as they worked their way up the ranks. He had a few relationships but they amounted to nothing more than short-lived flings. It wasnāt until his almost mid-30ās that he met Adele and her beautiful butterfly daemon Tristan.Ā
Rafael and Filomena had fallen in love and for two years everything seemed to be going perfectly for the couple. Until, of course, the subject of children came up. Adele had had a pregnancy scare and itād had opposite effects on the pair. Adele had been saddened by finding out she wasnāt actually pregnant and Rafael had found himselfā¦relieved.Ā
Rafael had realised that he wasnāt sure if he could be a father. Whether he was ready for it or if it was even something that he wanted. Adele desperately wanted a child, she wanted to be a mother and soon. It had deeply changed the nature of their relationship. It didnāt take long for them to realize that they should no longer be together - it had hurt Rafael and Filomena deeply - but theyād both known it was the right thing to do.Ā
They had to let Adele go.Ā
After that Rafael focused solely on his job; it became his whole life. He worked hard to be the best that he could and maybe he had a few flings along the way but he resisted anything serious. He wasnāt the settling down type, heād decided, though he knew Filomena didnāt share his opinion. It was always odd to be separate on an issue with Filomena - theyād rarely ever not been in agreement about things. This was one of the only issues they seemed to have with each other.Ā
Theyād settled into a stalemate though, over the years and it was rarely something they ever brought up with each other anyway.Ā
Not until Rafael had transferred to the Manhattan District Attorneyās office; where on one of his first days he was introduced to Detective Olivia Benson and her wild cat daemon Caliban. The pair were magnetic to Rafael and as much as he tried to rein Filomena in, she hadnāt been able to stop from creeping closer to the interesting looking wild cat daemon with itās tufted ears and pretty but exotic spotted coloring. He didnāt recognise what kind of animal Bensonās daemon was and he could sense through their bond that Filomena didnāt either.Ā
But he could tell that they were both deeply curious.Ā
He shook that feeling off, he had a job to do. There was no point getting distracted by Detective Benson and her curious looking daemon. As he lead Detective Benson and the other detective with her to his office, he tried not to frown at the way Filomena was cataloguing the big cat daemons every move.Ā
āIs she credible?ā He asked, as soon as they were in the safety of his office and breathing a sigh of relief when Filomena finally trotted back to his side, her tail brushing up and down his ankle and calf.Ā
āThereās video footage of the second assault in the elevator. Cain raped her,ā Detective Benson told him firmly. Rafaelās eyes flicked down to her daemon, the way he stepped forward and his tufted ears twitched, eyes sharp and piercing. It was clear to see that he was on edge. āSheās telling the truth,ā the lynx daemon said, speaking for the first time. The daemons voice was more of a rolling growl than Rafael and Filomena had expected, though Rafael realized he wasnāt sure what heād expected.Ā
He lifted a hand, his eyes meeting the daemons and then Oliviaās. He explained about the previous case thatād been tried, using the victimās book as a way to get the perpetrator off. From the corner of his eye he could see the way Filomena crept forward towards Bensonās daemon, her head tilted to the side. They began whispering to each other, though he couldnāt hear what was being said. He continued to speak with Detective Benson and Detective Rollins.
It was clear though, he could feel it through his bond with Filomena, that she and the lynx daemon had come to an understanding. Just as he and Detective Benson had come to an understanding too.
Olivia Benson ran away from New York City at 16 years old. Almost 30 years later, Olivia Lowe returns, only to have her seemingly normal life crumble around her.
Characters: Jack Hodgson, Nikki Alexander, Original Characters, Connor Hodgson, Simone Tyler, Clarissa Mullery, Cara Connelly
Summary: He gazes curiously down at the figure in his bed. Dirty blonde hair has fallen messily around her face and bright eyes peek at him from beneath his duvet. He stands awkwardly by the side of his bed, unsure about just what heās supposed to do now.
Post S24, life comes at Jack fast. An alternate version of S25.
Are you going to continue the HDM fanfiction them? I read it again from time to time.
I have a few HDM fics but I do write little bits and bobs for them. I'm just...not as into the fandom as I was. But I do plan on finishing some of them eventually.
i am IN LOVE with the ink veiled sins series with emily x ian doyle, not to pressure you, but out of curiosity, do you have any plans to finish that series? no rush, you take care. love you <3!
Oh, wow. Thank you! I'm glad to know you enjoy it.
Unfortunately, I did start writing that a while ago and I'm not really a part of the Criminal Minds fandom anymore. So, I'm really not sure if I'll ever continue with that fic. I'm sorry.
Characters: Jack Hodgson, Nikki Alexander, Original Characters, Connor Hodgson, Simone Tyler, Clarissa Mullery, Cara Connelly
Summary: He gazes curiously down at the figure in his bed. Dirty blonde hair has fallen messily around her face and bright eyes peek at him from beneath his duvet. He stands awkwardly by the side of his bed, unsure about just what heās supposed to do now.
Post S24, life comes at Jack fast. An alternate version of S25.
Characters: Jack Hodgson, Nikki Alexander, Original Characters, Connor Hodgson, Simone Tyler, Clarissa Mullery, Cara Connelly
Summary: He gazes curiously down at the figure in his bed. Dirty blonde hair has fallen messily around her face and bright eyes peek at him from beneath his duvet. He stands awkwardly by the side of his bed, unsure about just what heās supposed to do now.
Post S24, life comes at Jack fast. An alternate version of S25.
So, this is a snippet of the fourth chapter of Total Reality. No Marisa in the bit but it is definitely Masriel coded!
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If there was one thing that Asriel Belacqua knew about Marisa Coulter, it was that her work ethic was like no other. She prided herself on being the best at her job, of working harder and smarter than her competitors. It was something that had been so attractive to him in the past, in fact it was still an attractive trait to him; but only where Marisa was concerned. The more he thought about his ex and mother of his child, the more Asriel realised that Marisa was the only woman that he found things like that attractive in.Ā
Watching her work was like an aphrodisiac to him and these past weeks working on Everlasting UK had felt like a test.Ā
But now Marisa was late. Well, not late but out for the morning and by the look on the rest of the crews faces, he could tell that wasnāt something that happened often. It was even a rare thought for Asriel; the only time he could ever remember Marisa missing work at all was when she was pregnant with Lyra.Ā
He frowned then as the thought struck him; the only time heād seen Marisa miss work, she had been pregnant. Asriel didnāt like the precedent that set. In fact, the very thought that a similar situation could be afoot made his stomach lurch. He did not, in any way, like the thought of Marisa potentially having a child with another man. It disgusted him just thinking about it.
He took a breath, shaking the thoughts away. He couldnāt go getting ahead of himself, there were a number of reasons that Marisa couldāve been out for the morning - he shouldnāt go to the worst case scenario. Besides that, looking back over the past few weeks, he hadnāt noticed any changes in Marisa that could indicate she was pregnant. More than that, heād seen her drinking in the past few days; if sheād suspected she was pregnant, she certainly wouldnāt be doing that.Ā
No, he doubted that was the case. But it still begged the question to his curious mind just what on Earth she was doing.Ā
Writing vault open?
Perhaps some unpublished snippet from CAOS could make a break for it?
Or maybe the escapee would be Voyager?
I'll be glad to see what you have, no matter what :D Thanks for offering!
Yes, it is! And thank you for asking.
This is a snippet from a CAOS one-shot I started tentatively named In All But Blood and features Zelda raising Letisha Blackwood Spellman.
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Zelda thanked Satan when at 6 years old, Letisha showed no interest in starting at a mortal school. Sheād kept the girl mostly away from the mortals of Greendale, though she was sure Sabrinaās mortal friends were curious. However, Zelda had other plans.Ā
Sheād been teaching Letisha several languages since the babe had started to speak. Now, she felt, itād be a perfect time to take Letisha travelling - immerse her in witch culture and other languages, just as sheād wanted to do with Sabrina. Before her niece had insisted on mortal schooling.Ā
āMama,ā Letisha exclaimed, bouncing slightly on the seat she was kneeling on. The girl had taken recently, to calling her mama and Zelda hadnāt had the heart to discourage her. Not when Letisha was her daughter in all but blood.Ā
āDonāt bounce Letty,ā Zelda scolded, though not harshly as she came to stand in front of the chair.Ā
āWhen we going to Italia?ā Letisha asked curiously, smile bright and eyes wide as she watched Zelda pack a suitcase.Ā
āTomorrow, my sweet,ā Zelda replied, smiling softly as she stroked Letishaās curls gently. āThatās why we packed your suitcase earlier.ā
āHow long are we going to go?ā She asked, climbing off the chair and scooting over to Zeldaās bed, leaning against the edge, peering curiously up at her mother packing.Ā
āA few months. Itāll help improve your Italian,ā Zelda told her with a smile, continuing to sort and pack through her clothes. It wasnāt uncommon for Letisha to sit and watch her as she got ready or sorted through her attire. In fact, itād become somewhat of a ritual for the two.Ā
āHow come āBrina and āBrose arenāt coming?ā Letisha asked, still bouncing slightly against the bed. The young girl was enamoured with her older cousins and Zelda was sure thereād only be mischief between the three in no time.Ā
āThis is a special trip, my darling. Just for you and I,ā Zelda told her softly, smiling widely at the young girl. āJust the two of us. Isn't that exciting?ā Zelda coaxed, settling between two dresses and packing one away in the suitcase as the other was relegated back to the wardrobe.Ā
Zelda didn't pack too much for either of them, knowing that she'd have clothes tailored for the both of them while they were over there. If there was one thing Zelda appreciated, it was good clothes and she was hoping to pass that trait on to the child. Besides that, she could already picture the pretty clothes tailor made just for Letisha; a luxury she'd happily pay for her daughter.Ā
āYes! āM so excited Mama! We never get to do things together,ā Letisha told her dramatically, draping herself over the bed, pouting playfully up at her mother.Ā
Zelda chuckled at the childās antics, rolling her eyes but a little. āDid we not just go to the market yesterday?ā She asked the child, her own voice playful in return.Ā
Instead of answering, Letisha just giggled, knowing Zeldaās words were true. But in her mind, she never got to spend enough time with her mama. She had to run their mortuary and she worked at the academy - a place Letisha had never been and Zelda was determined to keep her away from.Ā
Zelda was about to speak again when she heard Hildaās voice travel through the house. Letisha bounced up from where she'd been leaning on the bed, eyes wide. Lately, she'd had the strangest fascination with helping Hilda in the kitchen, and Zelda silently hoped she didn't get attracted to herbology magic. Letisha had powerful magic and Zelda hoped to one day channel it into more productive areas of magic. Ones that could protect Letisha if the need ever arose.Ā
Hi, I love your writing style. Will you continue Total Reality? I think it's one of your best series. Thanks for the reply.
Aw, thank you! I love that story too!
Every once and a while I do go into the Doc and add a paragraph or two, so it's still heavily in my mind. So I do hope one day that I'll manage to finish it.
Essentially, you can ask me about any story I've written for any of my fandoms and I'll talk about it, or even give a snippet of something unposted, if you ask nicely.
I also have a whole host of fanfiction written that'll never be posted in an 'official' fic. Ask for any Unposted Masriel? for example and I'll see what I can find!
Characters: Jack Hodgson, Nikki Alexander, Original Characters, Connor Hodgson, Simone Tyler, Clarissa Mullery, Cara Connelly
Summary: He gazes curiously down at the figure in his bed. Dirty blonde hair has fallen messily around her face and bright eyes peek at him from beneath his duvet. He stands awkwardly by the side of his bed, unsure about just what heās supposed to do now.
Post S24, life comes at Jack fast.
An alternate version of S25.
