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1. how did you get used to the haunting? ( the willing, the missing, the wanting ) by thecutecavalry

   Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, Gen, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   18 Sep 2025

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   • Luke Alvez/Penelope Garcia
   • Penelope Garcia & Derek Morgan
   • Penelope Garcia & Spencer Reid
   • Penelope Garcia & Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Luke Alvez & Tara Lewis
   • The BAU Team (Criminal Minds) & Original Female Character(s)
   • The BAU Team & Penelope Garcia
   • Luke Alvez (Criminal Minds)
   • Penelope Garcia
   • Derek Morgan
   • David Rossi
   • Tara Lewis
   • Aaron Hotchner
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Emily Prentiss
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Dual POV
   • Second Chances
   • high school sweethearts au
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • I have no excuse for this
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Flashbacks
   • & here i am asking the age old question - what if ur faves were high school sweethearts before the world pulled them apart
   • and also there's a teen who's never met her dad
   • Secret Children
   • goes between their years apart & the present is in season 11
   • Pregnancy
   • Unplanned Pregnancy

   Summary

   It's typical in the best way, in the beginning. He's her older brother's best friend, she's sunshine when he needs it most & they something bigger than two eighteen year olds are prepared for. Which is why it's so easy for tragedy to tear them apart. For almost sixteen years, Luke Alvez and Penelope Garcia find themselves - apart, never forgetting what they could've been.

   Luke, joining the fugitive task force to find criminals when he never could find the girl who got away.

   Penelope, having been found and recruited by the BAU when she needed it the most, has made sure that they never crossed paths.

   Now, the BAU is hunting the dirty dozen & for all of the avoiding and dodging Penelope Garcia has done, Luke Alvez is about to walk back into her life & she's not sure if he'll ever walk back out without her pushing. Unfortunately for her, he's always liked getting pushed by her.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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