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Summary:

hotch and reid's texts begin to frequently increase in abundance--chaos, perils, and slight angst ensue

AU: bits and pieces of every season, tbh. rossi is in the team, henry is alive, and jj and will are married in 2005. so be warned, there are some alterations to the original script.

Chapter 1

Summary:

a text message log between august of 2005 and january of 2008

Chapter Text

8/13/2005 

10:00 pm 

SR: elle says she has a lead 

AH: you believe her? 

SR: i think we're missing some variables 

AH: investigate it further. Don't lead her on, though. 

SR: may have already told her she was wrong. will keep you posted. 

11:52 pm 

SR: she agreed with me on the missing variable, but we can't agree on what it might be. 

AH: think outside the box 

SR: how does one do that 

SR: i'm comfortable inside my box 

AH: test the waters. If you figured out that there may be a missing variable, you could easily find out what it might be. 

SR: thanks for the motivation. 

SR: sir 

 

8/20/2006

3:03 am

SR: i'm going to fail my weapons qualification

AH: remember the steps.

SR: front sight, trigger press follow through. 

AH: good job

9:45 am

unsent::unread:: SR: i fucked up

SR: i'm sorry

AH: you tried your best.

 

 

 

10/1/2005 

9:13 am 

AH: your eyes, Reid. We talked about this. 

SR: we're catching the unsub today, believe me. 

AH: you're sleeping on the jet back home. 

SR: I trust you on that. 

SR: I feel like I've aged. 

AH: don't we all? 

AH: I'll make Morgan promise not to mess with you while you nap. 

SR: polyphasic sleep. Not nap. i'm a doctor, not an infant. 

AH: you seem to pout like one. Tuck your lip in and meet us downstairs in ten. 

9:24 am 

AH: reid? 

9:41 am 

AH: reid. 

9:53 am 

AH: meet us for lunch in the lobby once you wake up. 

10:10 am 

SR: oh my god hotch I'm so sorry 

SR: are you down there now? 

SR: please don't fire me 

AH: Dave slept in too. Don't panic, we're waiting for him to shave. Brush your hair, we have an important custodial to get to.  

SR: yes sir 

SR: thanks 

SR: sir 

 

10/5/2005 

2:02 am 

SR: I know why he's setting the fires 

AH: grab your room key and meet me downstairs 

 

10/6/2005 

5:08 pm 

AH: good job today 

SR: thank you 

SR: sir 

 

10/30/2005 

7:49 am 

AH: dave wants you to rsvp if you're coming to the halloween party 

SR: not coming. Tell him I'm sick 

AH: I'll tell him you're trick or treating.  

SR: right. 

 

10/31/2005 

12:00 am 

SR: happy halloween 

 

11/9/2005 

11:37 pm 

SR: Gideon is acting strange today 

SR: do you know why? 

SR: he won't answer me without acting suspicious 

AH: I will ask 

SR: thank you so much. 

 

11/20/2005 

5:01 pm 

AH: plans with team for pre-thanksgiving dinner 

SR: no thanks 

AH: let me rephrase 

AH: plans with team for mandatory pre-thanksgiving dinner 

SR: put it on my record. 

5:45 pm 

AH: we're leaving. Try to go home and get some rest before morning. 

3:12 am 

AH: I see the light on in the window, reid. 

SR: better? 

AH: be safe. 

 

11/22/2005 

11:32 pm  

SR: why does every parent seem to accept their children making inaccurate turkey noises 

AH: dinner with the LaMontagne-Jareau's again? 

SR: I'm teaching henry how to speak turkish as we speak 

AH: remind me to keep you away from jack 

SR: remind me to remind you that he loves me and my quirks 

AH: remind me to teach jack how to despise quirks 

11:55 pm 

AH: I didn't mean that 

SR: I figured 

SR: just seeing if you'd freak out 

AH: maybe I thought you were napping 

 

11/23/2005 

12:00 am 

AH: happy thanksgiving, reid 

SR: happy thanksgiving, hotch. 

 

12/1/2005 

7:20 pm 

AH: you up for mandatory christmas dinner 

SR: just ate 

AH: what did you eat 

SR: … 

AH: that's what I thought 

AH: meet you and the team in front of the work building at eight and we'll set off 

SR: not hungry 

AH: you don't have to eat 

SR: I don't have to eat at a mandatory dinner? 

AH: no 

10:45 pm 

AH: thank you for coming 

SR: s'fine 

 

12/20/2005 

5:29 pm 

AH: any pre-christmas plans tonight? 

SR: why are you asking? 

AH: depends on what you say 

SR: I'm always free 

unsent::unread:: SR: what about haley 

AH: jack needs a babysitter 

SR: oh 

SR: here or at yours? 

AH: we'll be out pretty late, so probably ours. 

SR: okay. On my way. 

 

12/25/2005 

12:00 am 

AH: merry christmas reid 

unsent::unread:: SR: what's so merry about it 

 

1/1/2006 

7:08 am 

AH: all case files are due on my desk by tonight 

SR: why are you telling me this 

AH: so you'll stop falling asleep on the job 

SR: sorry 

SR: sir 

 

5/29/2006 

2:00 pm 

AH: reid 

SR: three more minutes and morgan can rip him to shreds, but I'm close to getting a lead 

AH: two minutes 

SR: done. 

 

9/20/2006 

4:00 am 

SR: hotch? 

7:16 am 

AH: what happened 

9:39 am 

SR: nothing. 

 

2/4/2007 

8:02 pm 

AH: reid 

AH: we need a confirmation that you two are talking with tobias hankel 

Missed;call::hotchner,aaron 

Missed;call::hotchner,aaron 

Missed;call::hotchner,aaron 

8:30 pm 

Missed;call::hotchner,aaron 

AH: have you even gotten onto the premises 

Missed;call::hotchner,aaron 

9:00 pm 

Missed;call::hotchner,aaron 

AH: reid answer your phone 

AH: is jj with you 

 

2/7/2007 

2:08 am 

AH: are you okay? 

AH: if you need one of us to come over and spend the night, we're happy to. 

SR: I'm fine. 

SR: sir. 

 

2/8/2007 

3:03 pm 

AH: reid 

AH: we need you here to set up the profile 

AH: where are you 

unsent::unread:: SR: shooting up in the bathroom

 

2/9/2007 

2:00 am 

SR: hotch 

AH: yes, reid 

SR: I need someone to spend the night. 

AH: on my way 

4:00 am 

SR: hotch are you still awake 

AH: I'm in the next room, reid 

SR: I can't sleep 

AH: me neither 

unsent::unread:: SR: would you mind if I came into the room and kissed you

4:24 am 

AH: reid what are you doing 

AH: I can hear you 

5:02 am 

AH: reid, open the door please 

AH: what are you doing 

5:15 am 

AH: I don't want to break the door down 

6:03 am 

SR: I'm sorry. 

AH: how long 

SR: I feel like this would be a more appropriate conversation if you'd come out of the room and talk to me face to face 

AH: how much of that stuff do you have 

SR: enough for two 

SR: sorry I didn't mean that 

SR: I need to go to sleep 

AH: we'll talk about this in the morning 

SR: it is morning 

AH: sleep, reid. You're still on leave and Marks will take over for me. 

SR: okay 

SR: sir 

 

12/12/2007 

11:09 pm 

AH: I hadn't told anyone about haley and I 

AH: I didn't mean to dump it on you 

SR: it was fine 

SR: you still had adrenaline pumping through your veins and your hypothalamus was searching for things to say 

SR: but often, in times of adrenaline, the only things one can think to say are the most relevant. 

AH: what does that mean. 

SR: I don't know. 

SR: I think I'm saying it was fine. 

AH: well, if you could keep it quiet ...

SR: I wouldn't tell anyone, hotch. 

 

12/13/2007 

12:09 am 

AH: I know. 

 

12/24/2007 

1:09 am 

SR: any mandatory christmas gatherings tonight? 

AH: you'd go? 

SR: not sure. Just wondering. Nothing else to do today. 

AH: I could throw one together if you're that eager. 

SR: eager? Please. 

AH: same place as last year? 

SR: you're the boss. 

2:46 pm 

SR: my car just got towed 

AH: what happened? 

SR: miscalculated how long the nice traffic lady would wait for me to come back and get her number 

AH: you seduced the traffic lady to get out of paying the parking fee 

SR: I didn't seduce her. I don't swing that way 

AH: oh 

SR: sorry 

SR: loose filter 

SR: really angry at traffic lady 

AH: a hypocritical statement from the doctor 

SR: anyway 

SR: willing to give me a ride there? I can catch a cab back if I get too drunk. 

AH: I'll be there. 

 

12/25/2007 

12:00 am 

AH: merry christmas spencer 

SR: thnkas hctho 

9:05 am  

SR: hotch 

AH: good morning, neil diamond 

SR: neil diamond? 

AH: yes, karaoke king. Neil diamond. 

SR: what did you make me do 

AH: I believe I didn't make you do anything 

AH: in fact, you grabbed the microphone from morgan, pointed to the DJ and yelled SWEET CAROLINE at him 

SR: I don't even know that song 

AH: it showed 

unsent::unread:: AH: you were a mess. a really hot mess.

SR: I'm never drinking again 

SR: no 

SR: I'm never going to another mandatory christmas thing again 

AH: you suggested it. 

SR: you provoked it! 

AH: I did no such thing 

 

12/31/2007 

10:35 pm 

AH: celebration at dave's. 

AH: no rsvp needed 

AH: no alcohol will be shoved into your face, and there is no karaoke machine 

SR: whatever you say 

SR: is JJ there? 

AH: yes... why? 

SR: needed to ask her something 

unsent::unread:: AH: to be your girlfriend?

AH: yeah, she's here 

SR: cool 

 

1/1/2008

10:24 am 

AH: … 

AH: reid? 

SR: yes 

AH: your sweater vest is in my room 

SR: okay? 

AH: and I have memories I thought I wouldn't have the morning after new years eve. 

SR: and? 

AH: where are you? 

SR: driving home 

AH: why aren't you here? 

SR: … 

unsent::unread:: SR: HOLY SHIT IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING 

SR: you were drunk and I figured I was the last thing you wanted to see when you woke up 

AH: who said I was drunk 

SR: rossi said you were drunk 

AH: and that's why you came up and kissed me before the ball dropped 

SR: I'm going to kill him 

AH: no come back 

SR: I'm coming back for snuggles 

SR: but then I'm going to kick his ass 

AH: you better kick his ass, spencer 

SR: im gonna

SR: unlock the door please 

SR: sir 

AH: no more sirs 

AH: key's under the mat 

AH: my name is aaron 

SR: awesome.