Criminal Minds Friday Fic Recs - Polyam Edition
Compiled: 04 July 2025 | Tagging: @polyamships
In continued celebration of 2025 being the #Year of the Rare Pair, I wanted to make this CM polyam femslash rec list for all the other multi-shippers out there!
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OT3: Je T'Emily
(Jennifer Jareau / Tara Lewis / Emily Prentiss)
Fooled Around (and Fell in Love) - Part 1
Series: Fooled Around AU Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: M | WC: 81,000
Summary:
Jennifer Jareau had the perfect life. She worked in an elite sector of the FBI known as the behavioural analysis unit. She had just married the love of her life, Will LaMontagne. She had everything she could have ever dreamed of— Or so she thought. JJ’s personal trainer, Emily Prentiss, managed to upturn everything JJ had thought she wanted. So what will JJ do about it?
Fooled Around (and Fell in Love) - Part 2
Series: Fooled Around AU Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 88,000
Summary:
Tara and JJ work together and have always been friends, now they also share a girlfriend. It's been nine months since Emily Prentiss began dating Tara Lewis and Jennifer Jareau. The three of them have become incredibly tight knit but JJ and Tara realise their friendship has been shifting towards something...more. There are plenty of reasons why they shouldn't journey into this new territory but the heart wants what the heart wants.
False Flags and the Art of Misdirection
Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: T | WC: 12,000
Summary:
There was no doubt the case in Roswell was a strange one, but for three members of the BAU in particular, all the talk of secrets, conspiracies and cover-ups felt a bit too familiar, because upon their return, Tara, JJ and Emily found themselves wrapped up in their own web of lies, romance, and misdirection. And just like in Roswell, not everything was exactly how it seemed. [Takes place following 13x09 'False Flag']
Unwinding
Author: Pepperspicedlatte | Rated: E | WC: 4100
Summary:
Emily comes home after a long day at work and JJ and Tara are more than willing to help her feel better.
OT3: Did You Say Girlfriend?
(Jennifer Jareau / Tara Lewis / Rebecca Wilson)
Cut to the Feeling
Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 19,400
Summary:
When JJ finds out Tara has a girlfriend, she's surprised when this announcement causes her to feel an overwhelming sense of jealousy. In her attempt to ask Tara about her relationship status, JJ accidentally admits far more than she ever intended, leaving Tara feeling confused and slightly intrigued at the idea of what she and JJ might have had together -- if not for the fact Tara is happily dating Rebecca.
Company
Sequel to 'Cut to the Feeling' Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 4750
Summary:
After an extremely stressful week, all Rebecca wants is to do on Friday night is go home to Tara and relax. But when JJ opens the front door, instead of her girlfriend, Rebecca fears those plans are completely ruined. Little does she know, Tara and JJ are about to make sure she has the best night of her life.
OT3: Pentemily
(Penelope Garcia / Tara Lewis / Emily Prentiss)
Screwed
Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: M | WC: 1575
Summary:
Penelope is the undefeated champion in Mario Kart and she never turns down the opportunity to beat her girlfriend. However, tonight, Tara has a plan that will ensure she finally ends her girlfriend's winning streak.
All This Woman
(Eventual Polyam - WIP) Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 52,00+ (WIP)
Summary:
Tara has found herself in a sort of 'situationship' with Penelope. They're not dating, but they're also not-not dating. After months of this routine, Penelope finally decides to address the sexual tension, by undressing Tara. There might be a chance of making their relationship work, they just need to work out a few kinks first.
Love Abundant
Author: sweetmidnights | Rated: G | WC: 2150
Summary:
The team had a hard case and Penelope welcomes home her girlfriends with the softest, most loving gestures she could think of.
I Had the best Day With You
Author: alreadyaccepted | Rated: G | WC: 1750
Summary:
Penelope, Tara, and Emily go to the fair together and Emily gets so excited she starts regressing.
OT3: Tembecca
(Tara Lewis / Emily Prentiss / Rebecca Wilson)
Late Bloomer
(Eventual Polyam - WIP) Author: @fostershyperfixator | Rated: T | WC: 27,000+ (WIP)
Summary:
Emily has spent the first 50 years of her life sure that she is straight; she has to be, right? Except, no one else thinks she is. How will a whiskey night with Tara lead to some introspection that will change her life?
OT4: Book Club
(Jennifer Jareau / Emily Prentiss / Tara Lewis / Rebecca Wilson)
Do What I Want (Over What's Right)
Series: Age of Pleasure | Pre-cursor to polyam OT4 Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 74,100
Summary:
After Rebecca and Emily have an extremely unexpected and ill-advised one-night-stand, they have to navigate working together while trying to prevent their secret from getting out. Meanwhile, Tara is still holding onto the hope she and Rebecca can reconcile their differences and get back together. And JJ isn't coping after finding out about the website related to her, but the one woman she wishes would notice how much she's struggling is the same woman who hid the site from her in the first place. Can the four women get through the Gold Star investigation without succumbing to the secrets, lies, and jealousy woven into their complicated relationships with each other?
The Rush
Series: The Age of Pleasure Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 9200
Summary:
The arrangement was unusual, but definitely not unheard of. It began like these things usually do, a group of four friends (made up of two couples) had a bit too much to drink one night, they got a little flirty with each other, and someone, none of them could recall who (though, the the Brat of the group would naturally take credit for the idea), decided to finally address the sexual tension in the room. Five months after closing the Gold Star case, JJ, Tara, and Rebecca give Emily a birthday she'll never forget.
Fooled Around (and Fell in Love) - Part 3
Series: Fooled Around AU Author: w00t4ewan | Rated: E | WC: 219,000
Summary:
When JJ/Tara/Emily decide to buy a house together, Tara volunteers to renovate it into their perfect dream home. In order to follow through on her promise, Tara enlists the help of a general contractor, Beck Wilson -- but Beck's construction skills aren't the only thing that garners Tara's attention. JJ, Tara, and Emily, must find a way to navigate all of the changes in their lives while keeping their relationship afloat. Will unexpected feelings, secrets, and jealousy threaten the foundation of everything they've worked hard to build?
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