As always, got the email notification and couldn't rush here quickly enough!!! This is just so, so good - and this chapter was quite the doozy!! So much ground covered, and I am really happy Reid remembered his name even if it hurt him to do so.
It's just such a great premise for a story since Reid has suffered so much trauma, that the idea of reliving it all but in maddening pieces, with someone trying to help but whose confusion might only be making things slightly worse (no shade to Eleanor - she is doing what she can, but this all probably seems beyond surreal to her) is just sooooo incredibly angsty. And we have to relive the traumas all over with him too!
And Eleanor, girl - don't blame ya!!! haha sad vulnerable precious Reid elicits those same feelings in me!
Love the subtle reveals of the timeline! So we are in S12-ish? Does this correspond to what happened on the show at all? Like, did he maybe escape from a certain institution where bars are involved???? omg! Also nice touch that both Reid and Eleanor had long ago noticed the track marks but never wanted to comment on them.
Your writing prowess is awesome!! haha I don't want to pressure you to make constant updates, it's your story after all so take your time as needed! But I certainly appreciate the pace :) So thank you!! Are you going to delve deeper into the Hankel stuff next chapter??? Excited!
Ahhhh thank you so so much!! I had four things in my outline to hit this chapter, and when I realized I was barely through the first one (Reid remembering his name) at 2k words I very quickly discovered that there was going to be a LOT of things to cover this chapter haha. I didn't even get to the fourth thing oops
Poor poor Reid has no fucking clue on what he's been through 😭 Every time he or Elanor think they get a handle on things his brain just goes *shrug* and tosses him some more trauma haha. Elanor is so waayyy over her head with Reid's strange condition, but she's trying her best!! Luckily she has her parents to help out :D
And yeah both of them saw the track marks back in the chapter 1 physical, but both of them did the "I Do Not See That" and just tried their best to ignore it. Unfortunately Reid couldn't ignore it for much longer :(
And hey! You're getting super close with the timeline!!
Hopefully I'll be able to keep up a good writing schedule, and I usually have time to write on Sundays and Mondays so!! My fingers are crossed that I could possibly get something out Monday night!!
I've found myself really looking forward to your comments- they're incredibly kind and make me smile so big!! Thank you so much for taking the time to write these, it honestly makes my day a trillion times better ^-^ ❤️❤️
Awww well now that makes my day a trillion times better, too! I like leaving thoughtful comments bc I know how much work goes into writing, and it's always nice to receive feedback and recognition. And I think it's important that we all feel like a supportive community, writing and reading for each other. The motivation can go a really long way, too! It takes no time to leave a nice comment but I know I never forget them. So it's my pleasure!
Can't wait to get more hints dropped about the timeline! There's so much mystery to unpack I haven't even thought about why he was on that random field to begin with. Also excited to find out where the BAU is in all of this - do you think you'd ever write chapters focused on them only?
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