When Reid makes the rash decision to bring his mother home and care for her himself, a certain fellow agent has concerns. What will she find when she goes to check on her Spence?

One shot, post-ep for 12x11, 'Surface Tension', with spoilers for the episode. Reid is visited by someone who is worried about him.

This is going to be a collection of Oneshots. I'm trying to see what ones I want to turn into a story. So if there is one you want more of review and let me know.

Reid thought he was free that he would never see him again. What will he do when the man walks into the BAU. Full summary inside with warnings.

Extension of the scene in Scarecrow where JJ embraces her Spence after hearing the news about Diana.

One shot. Short post-ep to 12X04, 'Keeper'. Sometimes, the only constant is change.

Spencer Reid is always focused on the task at hand. He can keep his cool through any case he is working. After the case is over, however, is a different story entirely. Hurt/Comfort. Warnings: Panic Attacks.

One shot. Post-Ep for 12X02, 'Sick Day'. A conversation we didn't get to see.

Reid starts to question whether or not the BAU is the best place for him. Unfortunately, the decision is made for him when an unsub decides that the gawky agent can make him alot of money. Set after the episode "True Genius." Warnings posted in the chapters.

Reid made a promise to a little girl. Her memory haunts him after that promise is broken.

A series (hopefully) of short fics where Reid opens up just a little bit more than usual. Chapter 4: Something happy.

One shot. Intra-ep between 'Derek' 11X16 and 'The Sandman' 11X17, with spoilers for each. Written because a certain photo begged a story.

Tag to 11x11 'Entropy': The only thing Dr. Spencer Reid has is his mind... nothing else. Now he knows, more than ever, how it is to be afraid of it.

COMPLETE Every night a photoshopped pic of Spencer Reid bruised, bleeding, & broken is sent to Hotch, Morgan, JJ, Garcia, & Rossi. It happens so often that eventually the team stops panicking about it. It's when they let their guard down that Reid goes missing, & the next image is REAL. Hurt / comfort, friendship, angst. Reid & Hotch father/son, Reid & Morgan bromance

Post-Ep for Entropy. Reid calls Emily in London after he gets home and tells her his news.

Tag to 04x07 'Memoriam': When Spencer Reid finds himself in inescapable danger, Derek Morgan discovers the pain inside the tormented soul of his young best friend. Will he have the chance to help him, or will it be too late?

Reid and Prentiss are trapped in a basement together when Reid admits his darkest secret. Warning: Mentions of rape.

A collection of one shots regarding items that may possibly be in Reid's messenger bag. They will be set all through the duration of the series. ***Winner of Best Spencer centric story 2015 Profiler's Choice Awards***

Tag to 02x15 'Revelations': Eight long years after Spencer Reid's torture at the hands of Tobias Hankel, Aaron Hotchner reminisces about what tortured himself for a long time after that cold February night in Georgia.

"Morgan told me about last night," Hotch said. Spencer froze. Cautiously he bit his lip and swallowed. "I don't want to talk about this." Hotch ignored him. "What was the dream about, Reid? Why couldn't you breathe?" Reid struggles after Meave's death, and he finds it hard to focus on his job while on a case. Reid gets annoyed by worried glances, but Hotch just want to help. S.8

Missing scenes and tag for the season 4 episode Memorian. Or the one where Rossi and Morgan meet Reid's dad and don't like him very much.

Episode tag to Season 9 finale - Cleaning up and the journey home. Team dynamics, with a focus on Spencer Reid.

Reid has been exhibiting unusual behavior- unusual even for him. The team is determined to figure out why, and Rossi may be able to shed some light on the issue. (T for safety)

"From his veins, the familiar longing and memory surged." Reid decides to try a new way to forget his cravings after Emily's death. Rated T for adult language, references to drug use, and some adult conversations and references.

Reid is reeling from the loss of another person in his life and has decided to maintain his distance from all new teammates. This new resolution will be put to the test when SSA Damien West joins the team as the new probationary agent. The new agent is bound and determined to make a name for himself, regardless of who he steps on along the way. Set in between season 9 and 10.

Reid goes through an apartment fire, and while he loses all his worldly possessions, he gains a deeper relationship with a friend.

A one-shot post 9.12, "The Black Queen." Rated K for some references to drug use. "Seven years was a long time. Seven years was somewhere in the past. Seven years was still too close."

"Is it morning?" He asked, suddenly terrified that all sense of time had evaporated. It could be twenty years later, and he wouldn't know at all. A one-shot post "Amplification." Rated K for some mild language usage.

A case in Florida has some very startling results for the team. De-aged Reid.

A collection of drabbles on Spencer Reid's life. Everything including missed birthdays, chopsticks, lost love, and close moments with his team. The kind of stuff you don't see on TV. :D All pairings are ones seen on the show, as are all the characters. Rated T for slightly more adult topics, but only ones mentioned in the show as well.

Based (loosely) on '200', with a few scenes I wish we'd been shown. One shot.

A little short I wrote one day when I was feeling particularly angsty. Spencer kidnap fic with whump. Minor xover to "The Sentinel", but only in that I have the character Blair Sandburg in here. You don't need to know anything about the show to read this.

Post-ep to 9X06, In the Blood, with spoilers for the episode. One shot.

Mitch Alborn said, "Death ends a life, not a relationship." It is JJ who comes up to Reid during the Day of the Dead party, and she tells him that it's okay to still be grieving.

Post Ep for 9X1, The Inspiration. He wished he could take his words back. They said too much. And she wished she could take back what had prompted them. Thoughts around the conversation between JJ and Reid in the plaza. One shot.

Rossi isn't quite sure what to think of the team's youngest member, but an incident at a crime scene adjusts his perception. Takes place in season 3.

Spencer Reid was very excited to join the BAU and hopefully start his life anew. That all changed when he saw...him. AU. Some canon. non-con, Extreme Rape, Slash. Full extent of warnings inside!

A series of vignettes in which the members of the BAU deal with the aftermath of the Replicator case. Major spoilers for the season 8 finale.

One shot based on the CM Season 8 Finale. Because there's never enough Reid (of course).

Hotch made a promise when he found a very young agent on his team: he would save this one person. But as the years wear on, more often he finds himself standing by as Reid is strangled, drowned, kidnapped. And it's hard to save Reid when he has no idea why he should be worth saving.

Rossi and Reid are visiting a college campus and recall some past cases during a question and answer session. This is for Flower Challenge 2013.

Penelope can't sleep. She's bored. It's late at night. She needs something to amuse herself. But when she decides to browse through the bowels of the internet, she finds something that completely horrifies her. WARNING: OC, dub-con and explicit sexual content.

I know it's been done before, but here's another slightly AU take on 7x02 "Proof". Reid doesn't make it to Rossi's cooking lesson because he gets called away, and a friend comes looking for him.

A hunt for a group of unsubs turns into a mission to find Reid and rescue him from men who can hardle be called men. One shot featuring Reid whump.

Penelope is their unofficial team counselor, and sometimes, Hotch fears what will happen if she'd be gone. No pairings. Friendship, family.

David Rossi, esteemed author and legendary Profiler has returned to the BAU. However all his skills fail to help him understand the youngest of his new colleagues, Dr Reid. In despiration he reaches out to Derek Morgan, can he help Dave understand the obsessional Genius? Written for nebula2. Views appreciated. Voted 'Best Rossi/Morgan' 2013 Profilers' Choice Awards.

Emily isn't sure how to say goodbye, even after she danced with him. She'll have to find a way, though.

As the door closed behind Reid, Hotch sighed softly. "Thanks, Reid." Takes place after "Nameless, Faceless". Reid gives Hotch three things he's yearning for: quiet, privacy and control. This is not slash, just friendship. Episode tag 5x01

Reid is babysitting Henry...again. But why exactly is he nervous? No slash, kinda dark with some mood whiplash. To make this clear, this is a oneshot only.

A team dinner with Morgan's mother reveals a curious secret Reid's been keeping from the others.

Morgan helps Reid deal with his grief over Maeve's death. Set sometime after 8x13 "Zugzwang."

The team doesn't go to fish restaurants or Superbowl parties. And none of them eat pork. Seaver wonders why and asks Reid.

In times where temperatures have plummeted to sub-zero, a little warmth and kindness from a close friend can help. Just another cold day in the bullpen. Predominantly Reid, Morgan and Prentiss. Mostly fluff. One shot.

Very first fanfic. Before Prentiss left, Reid told her about Maeve. How would she have reacted when she found out about Maeve's death. Not a romance. Just friendship. Spoilers for Zugzwang.

Reid has a close encounter of the serial killer kind. An excuse to write badass!Reid.

A bunch of short tales written using the advent drabbles prompts.

When Garcia hunts for the status of Reid's current degree, she finds out more than she thought she would.

What makes one enjoy the Christmas Season?

Sometimes everyone seems to forget Spencer Reid is more than meets the eye.

When Jack Hotchner's family vacation is threatened, can Spencer Reid manage to keep it together long enough for Jack to have the vacation he needs?

A short tag/AU missing scene to 8x04, in which Reid actually was getting a migraine. But he has friends to take care of him, if he'll let them. Gen.

Never judge a book by its cover - a random one shot with no real point that I wrote ages ago about Reid.

It never mattered to her illness what her I.Q. was or the amount of prestige her name once brought in the intelligence community. Mental illness strikes where it will and it scares Spencer Reid, because even super hero geniuses are powerless. Reid/Diana. Reid/Morgan. Two Shot.

Written for the Heatwave Challenge on the Chit Chat on Author's Corner Forum... The team spends a day off around the pool. Rated T for language.

Something's wrong with the BAU's youngest, and Hotch is determined to figure out what. In the process, he'll learn just how much he's impacted Reid's life. Hotch/Reid father/son NOT SLASH

What happens when the whole team is kidnapped and forced to play an Unsub's sick game? What will they do when once again their youngest is put into a position of pain, but this time at their own hands? Will they save themselves before it's too late? Reidcentric Whump Characters a lil OOC, sorry. Guess that makes it AUish

After a painful personal loss, the team helps pick Reid up and get him going again.

His team always tries to protect him but he just wishes he could tell them how he feels.

Hotch was worried. Something's going on with Reid, and he wants to find out. - Is not and will not be slash. More Father/Son type relationship. Warning: Mentions of drug use and sexual abuse.

After a horrific case bonds them, Reid and Garcia try to cope with the aftermath. Allusions from the end of 2x11 through the opening of 2x12.

When the team gets a week off from work, they are shocked when they catch Spencer acting exactly like his 28 year old self. *Warning: Reid is a bit OOC.

They didn't know what it was or why it happened, but they all knew they would go insane without it.

This is a short, crappy one-shot with a hooker!reid prompt. Written at 3am lol not meant to be serious. :

A one-shot from Spencer's perspective as a craving hits him. A family moment from his view. Yes, there is mention of M/R slash in there. I can't think of a good summary, sorry, lol.

Set after Emily's return. Reid has become distant with the team and Morgan is about the discover where he has been channeling his anger. Probably a 4 or 5 shot. NO slash ever!

This is a silly one-shot I wrote for a friend - not meant to be taken seriously! Garcia has a hair emergency and needs help. Who does she seek out? Reid, of course!

for the Chit Chat on Author's Corner Forum Future Challenge! Things are different in the year 2022. Things change... people change... and Spencer Reid is schizophrenic. But thanks to his friends, his FAMILY, he is still able to live his life outside of a sanitarium. - Voted Best Monthly Challenge Inspired Story in the 2012 Profiler's Choice CM Fanfiction Awards!

A series of one shots where the team faces there fears and phobias. Rating for disturbing content.

Alternative ending to 'The Fisher King pt2'. Hotch witnesses a moment between Reid and his Mother...

Mandatory vacation usually don't go well. When Morgan takes Reid camping disaster strikes. It's up to Reid to save Morgan's life.

It was an accident, a stupid accident. An accident that would cost him years if he survived. IF he survived.

"I suppose that's the darkest stain of love: holding onto the burdens your loved ones don't think you know about." Reid knows why his mother knew what Gary Micheals was at first glance.The same way Hotch can spot abuse. M for references to rape and abuse.

Coda to 7x15 "A Thin Line". Reid reminds Morgan of a thing or two.

The team gets called on a case to Tampa, Florida. People are being brutaly tortured and having their throats slashed. But what happens when the BAU team becomes this UNSUBS next target? Reid-centric. THERE WILL BE TORTURE IN LATER CHAPTERS! Please R&R

"Closed captions are a good way to read while watching television." Spencer quipped. The rest of the team however, didn't share the same enthusiasm.

The five things you didn't know about the Hotchner-Reid household as told by Jack Hotchner. -Triggers & Ties 'verse, future fic. Stand alone, but references other stories in the 'verse.

Reid pays forward a gift he received almost five years ago, a gift that someday Straus may also understand. Christmas fic, major spoilers for 7X9!

A team member is surprised by the team on Christmas Eve. That's not the only surprise.

Garcia's home with the flu when one of her co-workers decides to help take care of her while she's down. Reid is a doctor, but what kind of a nurse does he make?

Dreams are tapestries woven from hope and fear and truth. Even the best analyzers of human psychology can't always unravel them, but they can try. Team, Reid-centric.

It doesn't seem like he's ever going to forgive her. Gen, no pairing except if you want it.

Morgan and Reid are somewhere in a forest, and Reid's concussed. Things aren't going so well.

Another night out with a friend, but are his cries for help still not getting through? Originally started as a one-shot for Fortune Cookie Friday Prompt but has expanded. Each chapter has it's own prompts.

This is a dump site for all of my little Criminal Minds stories. Most will be Reid-centric. Here you will find various genres and pairings, as I do not support any one pairing for this fandom. Enjoy!

"In the end it will be like the beginning where all they have is each other" Morgan and Reid deal with the aftermath of Prentiss' death and the aftermath of her return. Slight spoilers for season 7

One horrible case brings on some of the worst nightmares for each member of the BAU. Based on the song "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold. No copyright infringement intended.

The missing scene from Reid's grief assessment with Hotch. Spoilers for episode 6.20, 'Hanley Waters.'

Reid wonders why he never has nightmares on the jet and why every morning he finds a blanket over him. Can be read as HotchxReid slash or Hotch/Reid father/son. First Criminal Minds! Please Review!

Reid and Morgan are kidnapped by a whole new type of Unsub who wants to play a sick game with them. No slash.

After the death of Ian Doyle, the team discover that two of their own have kept them in the dark, and Emily Prentiss is alive. How will they react? Will the team survive, or will this tear them apart? Rated T for some language.

COMPLETE Two of our beloved agents find themselves stuck in the Colorado mountains after a car accident. They must fight to survive and make sacrifices for each other as they attempt to find help and a way home. Not a pairing, just whump and friendship!

Random one-shot that randomly popped into my head. Set in season seven. Comments and reviews are always appreciated.

Something triggers Reid to have a flashback. Reid & Morgan friendship.

Seaver pays a visit to Hotch's office

"Of course it came down to this. Hadn't it always?" A one-shot post "Corazon."

The events of L.D.S.K. didn't leave Reid unscathed. Follows on directly from the end of the episode. Reid whump. Gen.

Garcia watches, and learns something new about her boss... Just some season one-ish, private jet-ish type fluff of the character building variety!

Jack Hotchner's graduation. This is how he got there. Not a one-shot. Warnings inside.

In Breckenridge, Colorado, Reid sees Gideon for the first time since Gideon left the BAU. Gideon doesn't see Reid. Reid. Team. Case fic. Gen.

Sequel to The Gift Exchange Reid and Garcia embark on a shopping trip

As he watches them, he realizes what utterly remarkable people they are; it shows him that maybe he can be strong too. Hotch-centric, oneshot character study.

How Reid stopped using dilaudid

Just a one-shot based off of 3eb lyrics I've been wanting use for a while now. Please let me know what you think. Rated T for slight, but mild, language use.

Reid disappears at a house the team is searching, and only he knows how close, yet so far, the team is to finding him.

After "The Uncanny Valley", Reid starts to withdraw from the team. Hotch searches for the cause. WARNING: This story deals with self injury and mentions sexual assault. RATED M. DO NOT READ IF UNDERAGE OR IF YOU MAY BE TRIGGERED!

A one shot. Hotch thinks about the talk he had with Perotta at the end of "Natural Born Killer" 1x8 and gets some much needed advice from Gideon.

Reid wasn't sure when or how he was left alone with the five-year-old, but he was certain this wasn't going to play out very well... for once, Reid was wrong.

A response to the Candy Land Chit Chat Author's challenge. Pairing is Reid and Garcia. Reid's father dies and he turns to Garcia for comfort.

Morgan has a long night at the hospital as he stays with Reid in the aftermath of Amplification. Does he really do it alone?

The team gets stuck in an elevator, and Reid tries not to fall apart in front of them as a bad memory comes up.

A series of letters in which Hotch reflects on various experiences in his past and how they relate to the people who matter most to him. Spoilers ultimately through "Our Darkest Hour" 5.23

Reid-Hotch friendship. Spencer discovers his boss has made a choice that he believes the man will come to regret forever. Can he make him change his mind?

Garcia's POV as she watches Morgan struggle through after the whole Buford situation Will he let her help him? ONESHOT.

With those three simple words, chaos erupted. Morgan scanned the crowd, desperate to see a member of the Team. He was stunned as his apparent savior effortlessly cut through the crowd. Morgan, Hotch/Reid, Team

It's going down. You won't be able to stop it. Enjoy their deaths. Delapsus sum.

Will a conversation with a friend and the consequences give Reid a new perspective?

Reid thinks JJ made a mistake. Garcia knows she didn't. I still don't own CM. If I did, this nonsense surrounding our beloved cast would not be happening! ***WINNER - BEST GARCIA/REID FIC - 2010 PROFILER'S CHOICE CM FANFIC AWARDS!

Morgan tries to come to terms with the aftermath of "Our Darkest Hour". Contains spoilers for the season five finale. Written before the season 6 premiere. Unfortunately, I still don't own CM. ***NOMINATED FOR PROFILER'S CHOICE 2010 CM FANFIC AWARDS!

The two times Rossi had to put on his "Dad" shoes for the team. Drabble challenge featuring Garcia and JJ.

Reid is kidnapped… again. Can the team find him in time? WARNING: has more than earned its M rating. No pairings but lots of whump

He is the last person she expected to bear ink on his body. It's just the first in a series of unexpected discoveries Emily makes about Reid. Prentiss/Reid. NOT connected to "How to Fight Loneliness."

New chapter: Reid lies to the doctor. A collection of Reid short stories. I decided to join the vampire act in the fun!

Alternate version of 'Mary's Revenge'. Please read first 18 chapters of that story first. Warning: this version will have continued sexual and physical abuse going on so be prepared. Aaron and Reid have another run in with Mary. Will they survive?

Two friends, a forest, an accident and a decision to make. One must go for help, even if that means abandoning his friend to die alone. What would you do? Find out what Morgan and Reid did.

Just what does Reid do after work?

One Shot, Hotch and Jack plan to settle down together on New Year's Eve but the best laid plans can sometimes go awry.

Prologue to the Let Me In Series - Reid finds himself trapped in a burning building, pinned down by multiple UnSubs with automatic weapons.

When Hotch and Reid interviewed Chester Hardwick, it could have ended in tragedy. But Reid's quick thinking saved the day. But what if Chester Hardwick did not let Reid distract him? What if he attacked? Rated M due to graphic violence.

ONE SHOT Spoilers for Haunted. Reid gets a visitor after the events in Louisville.

TV Prompt; Heroes: How To Stop an Exploding Man. JJ offers Reid comfort during his withdrawal and recovery from the Henkel case in Georgia. OneShot.

When stuck on a case in Michigan, Reid stumbles on something way more than he bargained for...

Kidnappings may be part of the BAU's everyday life, but they have never experienced anything like this. How do you keep playing the game when you're the odd man out and the rules keep changing at every turn? Reid and the others are about to find out.

After the BAU spends and evening at a bar, Reid goes home with a woman and does not return to Quantico. Soon, a phone call changes the life of at least one of the team members, and a frantic chase for an UnSub begins.

Missing Epilogue for Lucky

What can make you change everything you are and turn you into something you never thought you'd be? When someone is coming for one of your own, your whole team hurts, which the BAU painfully learns as an unsub seeks revenge in the deadliest way.

The Berkview Institute for the Criminally Insane is hell on earth and Reid's new home.