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1. The best way to make it through with hearts and wrists intact is to realize 2 out of 3 ain't bad by nightlyobsession

   Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   18 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss
   • Emily Prentiss
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Aaron Hotchner
   • Spencer Reid
   • Penelope Garcia
   • Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds)
   • Self-Harm
   • Lesbian Emily Prentiss
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Bisexual Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • caring jennifer jareau
   • referenced disordered eating
   • Emily Prentiss Needs a Hug
   • implied autism
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • first fic
   • set after 04 x 17 (demonology)
   • Will does not exist
   • trigger warning
   • Work In Progress
   • Light Angst
   • How Do I Tag

   Summary

   Emily Prentiss has been struggling with her mental health for most of her life. The rest of the team doesn't know about any of it, or at least not yet. Except this time is different, she isn't careful enough about hiding her coping mechanisms. Someone is bound to notice her behavior has shifted, after all they are behavioral analysists...
   But does this particular someone have to be her beloved coworker Jennifer Jareau? The two of them start getting close, how are things gonna work out for them?

   They were roommates (as historians would say)

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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