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but your pale lips do chafe by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
02 May 2026
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You’re Spencer’s new neighbour and you don’t really want to get to know him, but it turns out you do quite want to fuck him. What you DON'T want is a relationship. Set during s5-s7.
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wave your hands in the air like you just don't care by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
28 Apr 2026
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You’re a baby hacker and Penelope has convinced the FBI that they should let you intern with her so you can learn to use your powers for good. She probably just faked the paperwork and told Hotch it was already a done deal tbh. Somehow you get the idea that Spencer really likes high fives and at some point he decides that he does.
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You and Spencer have to deal with the aftermath of what happened the last time you saw each other. You’re obviously both handling it extremely well and no-one is being at all dramatic for no reason.
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- Part 5 of You Live, You Learn
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the fire trucks are coming up around the bend by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
07 Mar 2026
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Summary: You get hurt while working a case and Spencer tries to be there for you, but things take a turn none of you are prepared to deal with. (It’s a naked turn. Just to be clear.) And once again, there’s a hotel room bed.
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- Part 4 of You Live, You Learn
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melt it down (you’re gonna have to eventually anyway) by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
22 Feb 2026
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You’re in Hawai’i for a wedding which means you have a hotel room all to yourself, which is nice but boring. You also have an ex chasing after you, and a very casual colleague who you left behind in D.C. You’re coping with the situation extremely well, obviously, and so is Spencer.
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- Part 3 of You Live, You Learn
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wear it out (the way a three year old would do) by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
13 Feb 2026
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You’re out of town on a case. Spencer’s in a bad mood and the team elects you to cheer him up. Or maybe you volunteered. Either way, you end up playing poker for wine gums in Spencer’s hotel bed.
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- Part 2 of You Live, You Learn
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throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
06 Feb 2026
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You’re on a road trip with Spencer Reid to interview a serial killer in North Carolina. He has a massive crush on you and worries that the single motel room you end up having to share isn’t big enough to hide it in.
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- Part 1 of You Live, You Learn
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funny how life can be a desperation (you don't have to go for that) by ginsoakedheart (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
16 Jan 2026
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Someone comes to the BAU to talk to Spencer and drags up things from the past he’d rather leave alone. Set after season 7, but no specific spoilers after Revelations (2.15)
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Between The Dawn And The Light by olderbynow, PhryneFicathon for Yeoyou
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
21 Jan 2019
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Jack’s a fool and thinks he can catch killers on his own. Which normally he probably can. Today, not so much.
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(I Forgot How Long A Day Is) When You Count The Hours In Between by copycat (olderbynow)
Fandoms: Rookie Blue
27 Nov 2017
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Scenes from Sam's recovery.
(Posted on Twitter and LJ in 2014)
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Tales of a Wayside Romance 1930 by olderbynow for TheEyeofTheOncomingStorm
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
15 Nov 2017
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“I am who I am, Jack. I can’t give that up.”
“I’m not asking you to give it up. I would never ask you to do that.”
“So you’re giving up me, instead? What we do best, us, together. You’d sacrifice that? If you did that, Jack, I would feel... I would feel like it was you lying in that wreckage. Please, can you think about that?”
“I will.”
This is sort of that, but set after Death Do Us Part(Repost of deleted ficathon fic)
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The Inspector's Secret Stash by olderbynow for whopooh
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
05 Jun 2017
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After taking liberties with the Inspector's supply of biscuits, Hugh Collins is forced to face the consequences like a
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A Shortage of Sympathy by olderbynow for Sarahtoo
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
26 May 2017
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Jack has had a very bad night. Phryne is apparently meant to be comforting him, but she is Phryne Fisher, so perhaps not... (This fic really does make a mockery of the whole concept of Hurt/Comfort.)
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Fast Times at Wardlow High by olderbynow for Heavyheadedgal
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
04 Apr 2017
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Everybody's in High School and Phryne thinks Mac should get a girlfriend. Mac thinks Phryne should stay out of it and comes up with a suggestion of her own.
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Phryne and Jack get stuck up a tree. And talk. Yes, this is as random as it sounds. Set shortly after The Blood of Juana the Mad
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Not Quite According To Plan by olderbynow for Fire_Sign
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
05 Mar 2017
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Phryne's chasing a train robber; Jack's not entirely sure what he's chasing, but it's probably either his sanity or Phryne. Set just before Unnatural Habits.
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Jack had the gall to suggest that there was something Phryne couldn't do. She fully intended to prove him wrong, but it's possible that he wasn't...
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Jack gets a phone call and completely misunderstands, much to his regret.
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The Place Where He Fell When He Saw The Stars by olderbynow
Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
31 Jan 2017
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His father pushes a pocket watch across the table to him. The scratching sound it makes isn’t loud but somehow it still rings in Jack’s ears, a finality to it that he doesn’t quite understand.
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“I keep thinking about the future. Kids, park on Sundays. Real life. Something more than this. With her.” Okay, Swarek, okay. You got it. Except no. Because it's me writing this story.