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Emily’s life had been made up of a series of choices- never hers, typically the choice of whatever man had stumbled into her life, until Aaron, who always lets her make her own choices- and helps her heal from the choices of others.
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give my back my girlhood, it was mine first by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
11 Jul 2023
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Agent Adelia Raymond has just gotten her footing within the team when a new case sends her back to her hometown, and the careful persona she'd created is destroyed. Secrets are uncovered, pasts discovered, memories unearthed. At the end of it all, will the team believe her, or everyone else?
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you don't want to know me, i will just let you down by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
11 Jul 2023
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“Hey! Those sessions are confidential, they’re protected-“
“Unless she thinks you’re going to hurt yourself,” he said, quietly, and her eyes snapped to his.
“I’m not… it’s difficult to explain, Hotch,”
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and it's delicate, but i will do my best to seem bulletproof by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
10 Jul 2023
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As she got closer, she stumbled forward, and he pushed a hand against her shoulder, trying to keep her upright.
“Prentiss, what’s wrong?” he asked, urgently.
“Don’t feel so good,” she slurred, and he had a bad feeling about this.
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i didn't know (you were breaking down) by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
02 Jun 2023
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“Roman? It’s about Shiv,” and with that, he pauses. He’s still debating hanging up, willing to live in ignorance rather than accept anything happening to his sister.
“Well, what is it?” Roman responds, impatiently.
“She’s- well, she’s had a hard past few months, Roman, and then-”
“What happened?” Roman says, low and dark, and Tom cuts to the point.
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“You have to fuckin, you have to explain yourself. Now,” he orders, and she wants to kill him. She wants to go out there and wrap her hands around his throat and squeeze, and watch him die. Because this isn’t fair. She’d been a shitty sister, a shitty daughter, but this?
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i'd fall to pieces on the floor, if you weren't around by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
18 Apr 2023
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“Shiv?”
“Ken,” she said, tears instantly pricking in her eyes.
“What the fuck? Everyone’s been worried fucking sick about you and you just call me at 3 in the fucking morning, what in-”
“M’sorry,” she slurred, and she could hear him inhale sharply.
“Shiv?”
“I fucked up, Ken,” she said, quietly.
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did some force take you because i didn't pray? (every single thing to come has turned to ashes) by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
17 Apr 2023
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“Jess, what the fuck?” Kendall said as he walked onto the stairs, stopping suddenly, “Shiv? Siobhan? Are you okay? Roman!”
“Are you bleeding?” Jess asked, and immediately her heart dropped.
“Shiv, are you okay? Fuck, holy fuck,” Roman rambled, coming to a sudden stop at her side.
“Get a fucking doctor here right now,” Ken demanded. She leaned against his legs, using his body to keep her upright.
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i'd say i love you even at your darkest by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
14 Mar 2023
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"I’ll be here when the withdrawal gets bad, we can take a few days off,”
“Em-”
“It’s what I wish I’d had,” she cut him off, thinking of the young girl she was.
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these days, i haven't been sleeping, staying up playing back myself leaving by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
04 Mar 2023
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He had been orbiting around her for months and now he was forced to stop and actually look at her, look her in the eyes. He was shocked by what he found. Emily had never looked so vulnerable, so upset. He felt guilty for forcing her to tell him, but conflictingly, angry that she hadn’t told him in the first place.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“You lost the right to my life a long time ago,” she said, flippantly, and in that moment, he hated her.
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turns out freedom ain't nothin but missing you by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
04 Mar 2023
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“Emily, Emily no,” he pleaded and she felt awful.
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and if i was a child, did it matter? by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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His heart lurched at the idea of her ever being abused, the idea of bruises on her body. Suddenly, he felt sick too, stomach lurching as well.
“Oh, Prentiss,” he said carefully, trying to be gentle with her.
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this is falling in love in the cruellest way by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Bad memories, not so great guy, you know how it is,” she said, simply, but it filled him with rage.
“Where the fuck is he now?” he growled, and she tried to move backwards. He tried to compose himself for her.
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i don’t know what i want, so don’t ask me by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Hotch, it’s just a dress. My mother had it sent over,” she said, and her cheeks flushed.
“It’s- well, Prentiss, you look great,” he stammered.
“You don’t look too bad yourself, Agent Hotchner ,” she joked.
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for that moment again, he's insisting that friends look at each other like that by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Fine,” he said, simply, before adding, “It’s just, ‘just friends’ don’t resign for each other,”
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no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Only for a bit,” she conceded, “and then you have to take me for fast food, or else”
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“Why didn’t you wake me up?”
He shrugged, “You needed the rest, and I don’t mind.”
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and i knew from the first note played, i’d be breaking all my rules to see you by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Like it when you call me Emily,” she said leaning on him.
“Okay, Emily,” he replied, placating her.
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don't you dare look out your window; darling, everything's on fire by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Prentiss, I-”
“It’s fine,” she said, and goddamnit, it sounded like she was going to cry.
“Prentiss, I’m-”
“I said, it’s fine,” she growled.
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after everything, i must confess, i need you by ilaidthegroundwork
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
23 Feb 2023
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“Prentiss, what happened with Strauss?” he asked, gently.
She looked away from him, before scoffing and saying, “Yeah, Hotch, you were right. You can say it.”
He was confused. Right? “Right about what?” he questioned, not unkindly.
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