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1. Ladybug by Sunshine_Raye

   Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   14 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • The BAU Team & Spencer Reid
   • Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid
   • Spencer Reid
   • Diana Reid
   • Aaron Hotchner
   • Emily Prentiss
   • David Rossi
   • Penelope Garcia
   • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
   • Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds)
   • Hurt Spencer Reid
   • Spencer Reid Needs a Hug
   • The BAU Team as Family (Criminal Minds)
   • Protective BAU Team (Criminal Minds)
   • Protective Aaron Hotchner
   • Parental Aaron Hotchner
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Major Character Injury
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Blood and Violence
   • Song: Beautiful Boy (John Lennon)

   Summary

   The team looked down at the ladybug, squished below their feet. Stomped into the ground by the boots of others and wings clipped by the words flying from the mouth of the ignorant.
   __________

   Spencer Reid has always been a ladybug. His mother told him it made him beautiful, the world told him it made him a freak. This is the aftermath.

   Series

   • Part 8 of Criminal Minds Oneshots

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   474

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   4

   Kudos:

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   Bookmarks:

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