12 Bookmarks by Barryta
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"(Mon 12:20 pm)
Which is why you text the stranger instead of talk to coworkers.(Mon 12:20 pm)
Yes.
(Mon 12:28 pm)
Is that weird?"xxx
A dialogue-only AU in which Hotch texts what he thinks is Rossi's new number but is actually the slightly eccentric stranger whom Hotch knows only as "Spencer." What follows is something neither man could have ever quite expected.
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02 Jun 2026
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Masks we live behind by Blanch_ENG (Blanch_CZ)
Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), The Flash (TV 2014)
04 Jun 2025
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This world is a place where everyone is a half the soul of the part that makes people whole. It's called soulmates.
Barry Allen doesn't want to know his other half. For most of his life, all he's ever felt is pain, sorrow and suffering. But what if his soulmate had no choice?
Either way, they are meant to be together.
Barry and Oliver and their first meeting a little differently.Bookmarked by Barryta
16 May 2026
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It started with ink on paper. An anonymous writing program that led them through a quiet exchange of logic, history, and vulnerabilities that couldn’t be named out loud.
Aaron Hotchner joined the program on his therapist’s advice, seeking a way to unload the baggage of the job onto a stranger: Correspondent 144. But when the face behind the number is revealed to be his subordinate, Dr. Spencer Reid, the professional lines they’ve lived by begin to blur.
Falling in love through letters was the unexpected, easy part. Now, they have to face the reality of the name behind the number and what that means for each other's futures, specifically their careers.
TLDR: Aaron Hotchner and Spencer Reid happen to be paired through an anonymous letter-writing program.
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- Part 1 of The Ink Between Us
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09 May 2026
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Reid gets very involved in a new set of books where a dystopian society is separated into people who have the plague, people who are immune, and people who are a living antidote. Reid imagines Hotch and others in this world as various characters, while the rest of the team continues the search for Ed Trovinger.
This is the fantasy half of the story, and is meant to be read in conjunction with the reality half of the story.
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- Part 14 of CM - AU
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30 Apr 2026
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Reid gets shot and Hotch responds by kissing him. The team joins forces to take care of him and as Spencer builds his friendship with Hotch he is left wondering- does Hotch feel as romantically close as he does?
This fic explores Reid's relationships with the whole team as they take care of him. Some pining, angst, hurt/comfort, and eventual smut and romance.
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21 Apr 2026
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When Reid went back to Vegas for his 20 year high school reunion, he never expected that he would end up sharing a hotel room, let alone a bed, with Hotch. He certainly never expected Hotch to stand up to his old bullies or pretend to be his boyfriend.
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21 Apr 2026
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“Hold on! Kevin can explain, I’m sure. KEVIN!”
Kevin freezes in place when all three heads swivel to look at him, a small silver device clenched in his hand with white knuckles.
“Yes, Garcia?” he squeaks.
“EXPLAIN!” They yell in unison.
“Well, um, the uh–CIA has been experimenting with technology that can swap the consciousnesses of any two living beings…and um…well…it seems I may have accidentally deployed the test device on Agent Morgan and Dr. Reid.”
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Derek and Spencer have accidentally swapped bodies. This is how they get back to themselves and figure out their love lives in the process.
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21 Apr 2026
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Forgive Me For All I Could Not Become by DegrassiFanatic
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
19 Nov 2020
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"Complicated didn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what he and Spencer have going on. It was a series of entangled webs they wove themselves into. It was Daedalian and it was Byzantine. It was a complete mess.
Yet, however terribly convoluted of a mess they made out of one another, to Hotch, Spencer was a noble pursuit of happiness. He was the only happiness, in his head, that was worth pursuing."
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In which Reid has always been good at hiding things. He hid his father's departure and his mother's illness from social services. He hid his addiction from his team. He hid his sexuality from the world. He hid his inappropriate feelings from his boss.
That is until he's bleeding out in Hotch's arms, in an abandoned church, in Oklahoma.
From there on out, Hotch and Reid learn to make a complete mess out of each other.
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23 Mar 2026
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After a crazy night in Vegas, the reader wakes up to find a hangover, dozens of calls on her phone, and a husband lying in the bed next to her. Marrying her boss Aaron Hotchner was never a part of the plan, but maybe they can come to an agreement that benefits them both.
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- Part 1 of To Have and To Hold
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17 Mar 2026
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Morgan has finally convinced Spencer to meet his team. Instead of turning into the awkward, boring affair he thought it would be, Spencer is pleasantly surprised by how much he enjoys himself - mostly because of his instant attraction to Hotch.
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03 Mar 2026
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drink up (you’re wasted on me) by circussbeetle for Anddreamofsheep, 4hoots
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
09 Jun 2025
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Spencer takes Hotch’s hand in his own and brings it across the space between them to rest over his knees, cradled in both of his hands like something precious. Hotch doesn’t object, silently watching Spencer’s movements with a wary tilt of his head.
“Do you always change parts of yourself to manage other’s perceptions?” The question trips past Spencer's lips before he can think better of it.
Hotch tenses, his hand clenching and unclenching in Spencer’s hold like he wants to pull away from the conversation, from Spencer. His hand stays in place.
“Doesn’t everyone?” He asks quietly, and something about his tone makes Spencer look up for the first time since he started this bizarre interrogation.
Spencer almost doesn’t want to break it to him.
“No,” he says, looking back to the hand in his lap and lacing their fingers together for a selfish moment, a breath, “not everyone.”
AKA A night out with the team quickly devolves, and Spencer’s still dizzy trying to put it back together.
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- Part 1 of drunk on love (or anything so strong)
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Bookmarked by Barryta
13 Jan 2026
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An AU where Reid never joined the FBI, but got roped into consulting for the LA field office while working and teaching at Caltech. Hotch gets his email referred from a fellow agent, and they start to work on cases together -- until they start talking on a regular basis.
Regular becomes frequent, frequent becomes constant. They know nothing about each other, but they don't really mind.
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Update: Sequel coming April 01, 2023
((I apologize again for the delay. This was a hard decision to wait until next year, but it will be for the benefit of the fic. Thank you for your patience and support.))Series
- Part 1 of Correspondence
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Bookmarked by Barryta
12 Jan 2026