Spencer remembers being very small, and his mother reading to him. His favourites were the snippets. Snack-sized, bite-sized; glimpses at a bigger picture. He's grown now, and not so small, but he still remembers being read to.

Going undercover? That's fine. Going undercover with their faces painted like woodland animals? Not really what she signed up for. Garcia has declared them 'otterly adorable', Morgan keeps making cracks about fish, and Rossi is far too smug about not having to be painted up for the cause. Her mood is entirely down to how much better Reid looks as an otter than she does. Honest.

Adjective: Darkling - Growing dark or characterized by darkness. Spencer Reid is the son of the last incubus. He knows all the terms that describe him. Demon. Half-breed. Cambion. Darkling. He's never before been tortured by the dark. He knows that—despite everything—he's human. But then came Foyet... now Reid doesn't know who he is, or where his loyalties lie. [Sequel to Endling]

Inspired by the return of Paget Brewster as a regular & looking forward to seeing the resumption of Emily & Reid's friendship, I'm revisiting an old favorite, originally pubbed back in 2010 as "Gothic Nightmares." (Refers to "Devils Night" Ep 6.06) Hopefully, will be writing more about these two again. (Sorry about the formatting—it's fixed now.)

Noun: Endling - The last individual of its species or subspecies. He's not just the last of his kind; he's the last of her hope. Emily Prentiss is a third circle runic mage and with that comes high expectations. None of those expectations included falling in love with a demon... and they certainly didn't include losing him. She'll do anything, anything at all, to get him back.