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“I couldn’t protect him, Dave. Within half a year, I’ve failed him twice.” Aaron balanced his head onto his fingertips.
“You didn’t fail him, Aaron. Not now, and not when Maeve was murdered. We’re a team; no one is at any greater fault than the other for what’s happened . . .”
Aaron let out a heavy, lamenting sigh. “For this unsub—whatever the motivation was before, subjugating a law official is going to give him a transgressive high. Reid’s time with him—however short or long—is going to be unpleasant.”
Peculiarly dismembered men are unearthed in the forest, and the locals request the assistance of more experienced investigators. The profile is complex and mercurial, leaving the team without substantial evidence to work with. So they wait on their perpetrator to ignite a series of events that will supplement their data for assessment. They don’t foresee that data being one of their own. Darkness descends.And yet.
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- Part 1 of Illuminate
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When SSA Derek Morgan had been forced by SSA Jason Gideon—then Unit Chief of the Behavioral Analysis Unit—to assist rookie cadets at the FBI academy who needed an extra something, he’d been irritated.
This was the second year in a row that he had been given the assignment, and he was already over it before it even began.
“This cadet needs all the help he can get in physical training,” Jason declared in exasperation. “But his potential is unparalleled. He’s a little wet, though, so—” He gave a shrug in that laissez-faire you'll-see-for-yourself manner and left it at that.
Weeks after his dear friend has been abducted and his case has gone cold, Derek reminisces on the first time he was forced to assist in training Cadet Spencer Reid at the FBI Academy. They hadn’t hit off well in the beginning. But it was the beginning of something better.Series
- Part 2 of Illuminate: Vignettes
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When Robert ‘Bobby’ Putnam’s body was found by the Crime Scene Unit—slumped in a wheeled swivel chair, zip ties at his wrists, and dark, drying blood spattered on the ground beneath him—he was behind a closed blue door beyond the puddle of blood underneath the bodies of Maeve Donovan and Diane Turner.
Found with his body was an unsent, typed letter written by Dr Susan Calvin addressed to Dr Joseph Bell. It was on Bobby’s lap, unfolded, propped within an envelope. After being photographed, it was put into processing for evidentiary purposes. Those who later heard of it didn’t have any difficulty putting two and two together; they knew who it was from and who it was written to despite its anonymity. They’d read their earlier exchanges.
Spencer isn’t the only one who loses Maeve the day she’s killed. Mourning parents—one of whom is sick—have to learn to move on without their daughter. The stages of grief are nonlinear and ongoing.
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- Part 1 of Illuminate: Vignettes
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The depth of anguish into which Spencer Reid falls after Maeve is murdered seems so profound that those around him aren't sure they can help him find purchase on solid ground to walk again. Then an abyss opens its maw, swallows him, and hides him within its shadowy bowels. It seems the grace of light will never be able to reach him.
And yet.
[Warning for new readers: Some comments as well as some bookmark notes contain major spoilers for the series.]
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Vignettes, excerpts, and unpublished scenes from the Illuminate series—scenes which can be read on their own as one-shots or drabbles, or which expand upon something briefly mentioned that didn't fit within the narrative of the book due to overall length.
Please take note that some works within this series may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Proper warnings will be given with each respective post.
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Reid's life is ripped to pieces when he falls victim to a sadistic psychopath. With his life irreparably damaged, things seem to keep getting worse as the team realises that the picture is a lot bigger and scarier than they initially thought. Will Reid ever feel safe again? And can the BAU do anything against such an intricate web of betrayal?
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- Part 1 of Reasonable Doubt Collection
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Bookmarked by aluminescent
01 Jun 2024
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Started reading this back in 2011 on FFN. Easily a top fave. Always a reread when I'm in the mood for nuanced whump and well crafted unsub(s) and main characters. Highly influenced my own writing and approach to fic.
Will give a more thorough bookmark note in time.
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Reid stops talking after Tobias Henkel. After a while, Morgan can't remember his voice.
Bookmarked by aluminescent
08 Mar 2024
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Spencer is smart enough to know that kissing Tobias Hankel is a terrible idea.
Bookmarked by aluminescent
06 May 2023
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Comment later. What a wonderful narrative voice.
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“Tell me again. Tell me that I’m beautiful.”
“You’re beautiful,” Tobias breathes, slotting his lips against Spencer’s, fingers tangling in his hair. “You’re so beautiful.”
Bookmarked by aluminescent
06 May 2023
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Comment later. Well written; enjoyable. Gotta love unhealthy dynamics.
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Sherlock Holmes has been dead for forty months, and John is at last beginning to live his life again. But just when he believes he might be happy, his world crashes back down around him.
John is named a missing person. Someone is pointing DI Lestrade in the wrong direction. And as the days pass, his situation only grows more dire. It seems like the disappearance of his best friend is the only thing that can bring Sherlock Holmes back from the dead.
Bookmarked by aluminescent
17 Feb 2023
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This takes one of my top favorite works and breathes life right into it. There's nothing more for me to say than this is a treasure beyond treasures.