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1. Orders From Above by deerainy

   Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   04 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss
   • Emily Prentiss
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Spencer Reid
   • Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds)
   • Aaron Hotchner
   • Penelope Garcia
   • Jason Gideon
   • Matthew Benton
   • Rivalry
   • Slow Burn
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Smut
   • Teen Angst
   • set in the late 80s early 90s
   • Lesbian Emily Prentiss
   • Behavioral Analysis Unit (Criminal Minds)
   • Minor Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid
   • Crimes & Criminals
   • Pre-Canon
   • Religious Guilt
   • Goth Emily Prentiss
   • Bisexual Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slut Shaming
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Sexuality Crisis
   • Bullying
   • gay priest
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con

   Summary

   Emily and JJ are school rivals, only high school is ending and they meet one last time before saying goodbye forever... or so they thought. Emily ends up giving up Yale for her dream and finds herself in the same criminology class as her enemy... Jennifer Jareau aka 'The Gunner'.

   or

   A 90s academic rivals to best friends to lovers AU.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   35,074

   Chapters:

   16/?

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