here’s is a cute/fluffy imagine that was fun to write! hotch is such a dad in this one lol, and of course spencer is adorable :)
summary: the reader makes a split second decision on a case and the team gets mad at her for it, and spencer is the one who comforts her
warnings: mention of blood/violence
It was a stupid decision.
You knew that, and you would probably regret it, but you did it anyways.
Standing outside of that damn house, you could hear a girl inside screaming and crying. Hotch had told you over the phone to wait for backup, that the man in there was unbelievably dangerous, but he wasn’t the one just standing there and hearing that girl in pain.
You stamped your foot on the ground, frustrated and worried, and just wanting to do something.
creds to @reminiscing-writer for the idea <33 this is just a close friendship fic, no romance in this one :((
word count: 736 words
“so our unsub is leaving sunflowers in the mouth of each victim.” you frowned, and spence turned to you. “did you know the sunflowers, helianthus, is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species? except for three species in south america, all helianthus species are native to north america and central america. we need to figure out what species of helianthus the unsub is growing. he’s probably growing the flowers himself because-” “we got it spence.” jj glanced at him and he quickly fell silent, clearing his throat. your smile from hearing him ramble dropped and you focused on something else.
an hour later, you got the particular species from the lab, and spence was right, nobody in the area was selling that particular sunflower species, so he must be growing it himself. “so now we check for sunflower gardens?” you frowned and morgan leaned forward. “baby girl, check the local area for sunflower gardens. street light cameras, doorbell cameras, anything.” “i’m on it sweet cheeks.” she confirmed and hung up.
“what i find odd is that this unsub only uses sunflowers. they must have some special connection to him.” emily stood up, hand on her chin as she thought. “we profiled this unsub as a severe narcissist right?” spence spoke and hotch nodded. “what if the unsub faced a severe rejection before turning into a narcissist?” you interrupted spence, and he glanced at you, smiling. “that what what i was about to say. i think maybe the person who rejected him had something to do with sunflowers.”
“how about this? our unsub got rejected by a girl after he asked her out. the girl probably liked sunflowers?” “that could be it.” hotch looked at you and you nodded. “so through the neighbor’s ring, i found one peter thomson, he has a sunflower garden in his backyard and is the only one in the area our unsub has been killing.” “send us the address baby girl.” “already on your phones.”
“let’s go.” jj rushed out the door and you followed with the rest of your team. “hey spence?” you asked him on the jet back to quantico after catching the unsub. he had put up a fight, but morgan and emily got to his head and he surrendered, letting go of the girl he was about to murder. “yeah?” he glanced at you and you smiled sadly at him.
“i’m sorry i cut you off before.” “it’s fine, it’s nothing new.” he glanced at his lap and your heart melted. how could anyone ignore someone like spence? he was the most perfect person you could think of, and the way he knew so much about everything and anything was just so useful for this line of work.
“spence, i want you to ramble to me.” “really?” he glanced up almost shyly, his eyes completely melting you. “i love listening to you talk.” “well then.” he straightened up, beaming at you and starting to ramble about sunflowers.
you got a glazed look in your eyes, watching him talk with his hand, the facts shooting out of his mouth faster than you could comprehend. “she’s almost asleep pretty boy.” morgan teased and you rolled your eyes at him. “let spence have his moment.”
morgan put his hands up and went back to chatting with jj and dave while you listened to spence ramble. your thoughts drifted to how your team treated spence, and your face dropped a little. how could someone not appreciate spence? he was so precious, like a puppy dog that was always eager to please. half the time he’s the one that solves the entire case anyways, the team wouldn’t even function at half their ability without spence.
“…and they’re also…” spence’s voice interrupted your thoughts and you focused back on him, smiling. as his ramble came to an end, he looked at you hesitantly. “i didn’t bore you did i?” you reached over to take his hand, staring straight into his eyes.
“spence you could never bore me.” “thanks y/n.” he smiled at you, sensing the sincerity behind the remark and his eyes drifted down to your intertwined hands. “oh- sorry.” you pulled back but he reached to grab your hand again. “no, it’s ok. you’re my best friend y/n.” the smile he gave you at that moment made everything in the entire world perfect and you wished that he’d smile at you like that forever.
summary - you and spencer have to pose as a newly married couple for a case
warning - mentions of case, cursing
word count - ?
“y/n and reid we need you to go undercover,” hotch spoke to the team.
you and spencer immediately made eye contact. “what? why?” you quickly responded. going undercover wasn’t super common and choosing you and spencer was even less common.
“the unsub is targeting young couples, newly married who just moved into their first home. you two are going to pose as a couple. we already have a house lined up for you two to stay at. go pack your bags and meet back here,” hotch ordered the two of you. you ignored the snickers of the team and followed spencer out of the police station. this was most likely going to be extremely awkward.
you and spencer had a flirty relationship. it wasn’t as apparent as morgan and garcia but it was still very much there. emily and j.j. has always told you that there was some real feelings deep down in both of you but you had always denied it. you weren’t sure how you felt about your fellow agent and you were more unsure how he felt about you. so, nothing ever happened.
once arriving to the hotel, you entered the room and began to re-pack your bag with your clothes and toiletries. ten minutes later, you met up with spencer once again and got back into the car. no words were exchanged between the two of you as you drove back to the police station.
you tossed your bag on the couch next to morgan and sat down at one of the chairs around the table. rossi and hotch entered the room a moment later.
two square boxes were tossed on the table. “what’s this?” spencer asked. “you’re wedding rings,” rossi spoke. you spun around to where morgan, j.j., and emily were. “you must be really enjoying this,” you whispered harshly. the three of them either covered their mouths or pressed their lips together to stop them from laughing.
you opened up the box for you. inside was a fancy engagement ring and then a simple silver band. “these fake?” you asked, turning to rossi who them scoffed, “of course.” you grinned at his words before slipping the two rings on your left ring finger. spencer did the same, a silver band adorning his left ring finger. surprisingly, both were a perfect fit.
“the address has already been sent to your phones. we have a camera set up in the living room but other than that, you’re on your own. the cabinets and fridge have already been stocked. we’re not sure how long you two will be staying here but the unsub does stalk his victims for quite some time so you need to keep the act up at all times,” hotch ordered you.
with that, you and spencer stood up, grabbing your bags and lingering in the doorway. “good luck,” rossi spoke. “have fun!” morgan shouted. “but not too much fun!” emily added. you rolled your eyes at that comment before pushing spencer out the door.
“maybe finally those two will admit they like each other,” hotch told the team, much to their suprise. j.j. pulled out her phone with a smile on her face, already dialing garcia’s number.
after arriving at the house in a rental car, you pulled the house keys out of your pocket. “ready for this?” spencer asked you as you began to turn the key. you nodded before turning the knob and entering the house.
the first thing you did was drop your bag on the floor. you didn’t know the layout of the house and wanted to explore before you put your clothes away. some boxes lingered in the open foyer as well as the main living room to make it look like you both had just moved in. all the way to the left of the room was the stairs leading to the upstairs.
“look spencer, our first home,” you spoke as you wrapped your arm around him and placed your hand on his chest. spencer chuckled and moved his arm around your waist. “i’m going to call hotch, if we’re going to be watched, we might as well know where the cameras are,” you added, pulling your phone out of your pocket.
hotch answered the phone after two rings, “agent hotchner.” you began to walk around the main room. “hey, so where’s the camera?” you asked. “it’s in the chandelier. i’ll tell you when you find it,” hotch responded.
you motioned for spencer to follow you before making your way back to the foyer. “you’re right in front of it,” hotch informered you. “alright thanks hotch. that’s all,” with that, you hung up.
spencer turned to you with a smile, “ready to explore?” he asked.
you nodded, returning his smile. the first floor was pretty basic. it had the foyer and then the living room. just off of the living room was the very modern and nice kitchen which lead to the dining room. the two of you grabbed your bags before making your way upstairs. the master bedroom wasn’t difficult to find. it was at the end of the hallway. the other doors were just other bedrooms and a bathroom.
upon entering the room, you immediatly jumped on the large bed. spencer, however, went into the connected bathroom and began to unpack his toiletry bag. once jumping off, you put your clothes in the drawer. however, something in the corner of your eye caught your attention.
“oh my god there’s a pool!” you exclaimed, rushing over to the window which displayed a view of the backyard. “we have to to swimming tomorrow,” you spoke. when you saw spencer’s uneasy expression as you stepped forward. “please?” you asked. he eventually gave in and nodded, “okay.” you grinned at his response.
the rest of the day was spent adjusting to the home. at six that night, you had gone into the kitchen and started to cook dinner while spencer sat at the island and did some crossword puzzle. a comfortable silence fell over the two of you as you continued to cook.
after eating, spencer volunteered to do the dishes. you thanked him before going into the living room to sit on the couch for awhile.
meanwhile, back at the station, the team sat around one of the round tables. “they really aren’t selling it,” morgan spoke up. the team all nodded, showing their agreement to the agents words. “yeah they really aren’t,” j.j. added. everyone’s eyes were on the computer screen as they watched the two of you in separate areas of the house.
hotch pulled out his phone and dialed your number. “hello?” your voice echoed over the speakers of the phone. the team all turned to look at their boss. “you really aren’t selling it. would it really kill you to kiss reid?” upon seeing your shocked expression on the screen, emily hid her face in j.j.’s shoulder, trying to hide her laughter.
at the house, you tensed at hotch’s words. “what?” you replied, not sure if you heard him right. “would it kill you to kiss reid at least once,” hotch repeated himself. you bit your lip. part of you wanted to say no because that would obviously be awkward and possible bring up feelings that may or may not be there. but, the other part of you wanted to say yes as the unsub needed to be caught and you and spencer were the best chance you had. you pressed ‘end’ on your phone before standing up.
you took a deep breath before making your way towards the kitchen. spencer had just finished putting the last dish away and leaned against the counter. he was slightly confused when he saw you enter unexpectedly.
without warning, you leaned up and kissed spencer, your right hand moving to his cheek as your left remained on his chest. much to your surprise, spencer placed his hands on your hips and kissed you back.
“wow,” you spoke as you pulled away, hands still remaining on spencer.
“finally!” morgan exclaimed from the police station, high-fiving emily as they saw the two of you kiss with bright smiles on your face.
Spencer wasn’t usually one to hide things from his team. Not that he couldn’t- it was just because he wasn’t very good at it. Besides that, there was the fact that the people he works with are trained to see when someone is hiding something.
So when Spencer was throwing things into his bag and huffing and puffing, they knew something was up.
“Woah woah pretty boy, what’s the rush? It’s just a lunch break,” Derek said with an amused smile on his face.
Spencer halted suddenly, as if he was remembering there were other people in the room who could see his frantic episode.
“I, uh- my favorite restaurant is about to close."
He tried not to cringe at his own half-assed excuse. Regardless, Derek rolled his eyes at his friend.
Request: Let me just say—you’re one of my fav new writers. The subtlety in your fluff is just so real and genuine. Not over the top, but still so heart-warming and believable. Can I please request “you can have half” with reader and Spencer Reid?
A/N: Let me just say - thank you so much! This comment really meant a lot to me. I hope I managed to do this justice, even though I had to switch up the prompt a bit. This one was so fun to write, and I’m definitely tempted to write a part two, so let me know if you’d be interested! :)
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(ways to say i love you) number 11 = “you can have half”
Spencer walked briskly out of the elevator and onto the floor of the BAU, the paper bag in his hand rustling with each step. When he reached his desk, he greeted his colleagues with a small smile and a nod, setting his satchel on the floor next to his chair and sitting down with a little content sigh.
He glanced around. It was still a little early. Hotch was in his office already, obviously, but other than that it seemed like only Derek and Emily had arrived so far. The two worst people to be in. He wished it was Rossi, or even JJ, because he knew as soon as he placed his paper bag on the desk, they’d be circling him like the vultures they were.
He gingerly placed the bag on the wood, trying to rustle it as little as possible. Before he could blink, there were two eager bodies looming over him at his desk. He sighed, a lot less content.
“Morning,” he said, looking up at them briefly but averting his gaze as soon as he did because he knew exactly how this interaction was about to go down. Derek leaned forward over the desk with his palms splayed out in front of him.
Request: Let me just say—you’re one of my fav new writers. The subtlety in your fluff is just so real and genuine. Not over the top, but still so heart-warming and believable. Can I please request “you can have half” with reader and Spencer Reid?
A/N: Let me just say - thank you so much! This comment really meant a lot to me. I hope I managed to do this justice, even though I had to switch up the prompt a bit. This one was so fun to write, and I’m definitely tempted to write a part two, so let me know if you’d be interested! :)
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(ways to say i love you) number 11 = “you can have half”
Spencer walked briskly out of the elevator and onto the floor of the BAU, the paper bag in his hand rustling with each step. When he reached his desk, he greeted his colleagues with a small smile and a nod, setting his satchel on the floor next to his chair and sitting down with a little content sigh.
He glanced around. It was still a little early. Hotch was in his office already, obviously, but other than that it seemed like only Derek and Emily had arrived so far. The two worst people to be in. He wished it was Rossi, or even JJ, because he knew as soon as he placed his paper bag on the desk, they’d be circling him like the vultures they were.
He gingerly placed the bag on the wood, trying to rustle it as little as possible. Before he could blink, there were two eager bodies looming over him at his desk. He sighed, a lot less content.
“Morning,” he said, looking up at them briefly but averting his gaze as soon as he did because he knew exactly how this interaction was about to go down. Derek leaned forward over the desk with his palms splayed out in front of him.
Spencer Reid x Reader
The team can hear Garcia’s scream from their desks. They used to jump up and run to her office, but now … not so much. Reid sighs and shakes his head, while Prentiss and Morgan laugh and shake their heads. JJ emerges from her office on the second level of the Bullpen and looks down at the three members of the team below her. “What happened now?”
Prentiss smirks and goes back to writing, laughing to herself. “You never know with Garcia.”
The woman in question bursts through the glass doors right then, a flurry of blonde hair and bright colors as she says, “Oh my god oh my god oh my god,” over and over.
“Who announced they’re getting married now?” Prentiss asks. “Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield?”
“As much as I would love that, no,” Garcia responds as she rushes over to them. “What I want to know is what this is!” She stops in front of Reid’s desks and thrusts her phone (her second spare one, that is) in his face. “Enlighten me, Dr. Reid?”
Reid blinks at the sudden intrusion of his personal space before taking Garcia’s hand and moving it back so that he can see what’s on the screen. He swallows when he sees it’s an Instagram post from your account displaying the picture that he currently has set as his home screen on his phone. Reid and you are cuddled together with him placing a kiss on your cheek, and you laughing.
He raises his eyebrows and spins back around in his chair, burying himself back in his work. “Right. That.”
He can practically feel Garcia’s body heat rising. “That’s all you have to say?” she squeals.
“What is it, Baby Girl?” Morgan asks, leaning over in his cubicle/desk. Prentiss does the same.
Garcia walks quickly over to him. “Only our favorite doctor cuddled up with the nicest, most beautiful woman on the planet!” She thrusts the phone in Morgan’s face. Prentiss leans over and looks also.
After examining the photo for a few seconds, Morgan raises his eyebrows playfully and faces Reid. “What is this, prettyboy?”
JJ sighs from where she still stands on the second level. “Did (y/n) post the picture?”
“Yup,” Reid responds, still not looking up from the file he’s reading.
Prentiss looks up at JJ. “You knew about this?” she asks.
The blonde raises her eyebrows. “He’s the Godfather of my child. Of course I knew.” She smiles and walks back into her office, leaving Garcia, Morgan, and Prentiss gaping at her. But they quickly turn their attention back to the doctor.
Morgan whistles appreciatively. “Almost a million likes. Who is this girl, Garcia?”
“She’s totally famous on Instagram and practically everywhere else!” Garcia exits out of the picture of you and Reid and scrolls through your feed so they can see the rest of your pictures. “She’s not really a model, but she also is? I guess? She’s mostly a role model, for, like, everyone, and she raises money for charities and all of that amazing stuff.”
“So this is your girl, kid?” Morgan asks.
Reid finally looks up from his file and looks at Morgan. “My girlfriend, yes. (y/n) and I met about eight months ago when she was on a trip here to D.C. Things just kind of escalated from there, and…here we are. We didn’t really want to tell anyone and let it get out until we were ready.”
“And when, pray tell, were you going to tell us, then?” Prentiss asks.
Reid smiles. “She’s coming to team dinner at Rossi’s on Saturday.”
Garcia makes an almost inhuman squeaking noise at the news, while Morgan and Prentiss just smile. “There we go, kid!” Morgan yells.
“Hey.” The four team members look up at Hotch, who had just walked out of his office. “When you’re all done, BAU room. We have a case.” After they all nod, Hotch continues on his way to their meeting space.
They all stand up and start to gather their things for the meeting. Garcia walks by Reid and places a big kiss on his cheek. He can’t help but blush at the physical contact. “Congratulations.” she says sincerely.
He smiles. “Thanks, Garcia.”
Prentiss and Morgan walk up to him next, and the latter claps Reid on the shoulder with a grin. “Way to go, prettyboy. Your charms finally worked.”
Reid chuckles. “I didn’t even have to use magic this time.”
Morgan grins and wraps his arm around the boy’s shoulders, pulling him into him as they walk up to the meeting.
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