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1. The Ghost of Her by allaboutemily

   Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

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

   11 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Emily Prentiss/Original Female Character(s)
   • The BAU Team (Criminal Minds) & Original Character(s)
   • Emily Prentiss/Reader
   • Emily Prentiss
   • Penelope Garcia
   • Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds)
   • Spencer Reid
   • Aaron Hotchner
   • David Rossi
   • Erin Strauss
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Criminal Minds (US TV) Season/Series 07
   • Angst
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Tooth-Rotting Fluff
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • The BAU Team as Family (Criminal Minds)
   • Eventual Smut
   • Lesbian Emily Prentiss
   • Emily Prentiss Needs a Hug
   • so does oc tbh
   • slow burn?
   • Babygirl Emily Prentiss

   Summary

   Dr. Lydia Clark is hired during a tumultuous time at the BAU. The ghost of Emily Prentiss haunts the team, until she's suddenly alive and in front of them again. Lydia and Emily plunge into an uncertain and intense connection, that leaves them both questioning what's really worth the risk of happiness.

   AKA Season 7 of Criminal Minds rewrite

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   English

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