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1. Shame by manwathiel_elensar for spencermorgans (wearfinethingsalltoowell)

   Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

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

   30 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid
   • Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds)
   • Spencer Reid
   • Aaron Hotchner
   • David Rossi
   • Established Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid
   • Established Aaron Hotchner/David Rossi
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Homophobia
   • Misogyny
   • Alcohol
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Derek Morgan Needs a Hug (Criminal Minds)
   • Derek Morgan Whump (Criminal Minds)
   • Worried Spencer Reid
   • Spencer Reid Whump
   • Implied Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • Homophobic Language
   • Sexual Harassment
   • Threats of Rape/Non-Con
   • Stabbing
   • Assault
   • Drunkenness
   • Break Up
   • Happy Ending
   • Angst with a Happy Ending

   Summary

   When a child abuse case drags Morgan back into the shadows of his past, Reid refuses to let him face it alone. But his attempt to reach Morgan only exposes the cracks in their bond, pulling them both into a spiral of violence, humiliation, and hard truths.

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   Written for CM Gift Exchange 2025.

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   English

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