#& it’s NYE so my house will be full of my friends but then they’ll leave

[coolestfinch]

idc if it’s problematic to say it. i hate being autistic right now

[spencers-renaissance]

Writing Masterlist

All of my writing is available on AO3, but I’ve put together a masterlist of all my work so far for everyone who gets their fic fill on tumblr and will keep it updated! Keep your eyes peeled for new fics on the regular <3

⭐️= indicates my personal faves

If you’re looking for smut, you need to head to my smut masterlist on my nsfw blog!

Current Fic Count: 30

Aaron x Spencer

⭐️turns out that I need you now (much more than you need me)

Spencer is suffering in silence and it’s only made worse when the team messes up and makes him feel even more hurt and insecure. When Hotch goes to check on him, though, things start to look up.

3.5k, angst, hurt/comfort, protective hotch, happy ending

⭐️Vivaldi on Full Volume

Spencer’s done enough pining, so he decides to write a letter for Aaron telling him exactly how he feels and gives it to him on the jet. He cannot be held responsible for what happens when they land.

5.2k, fluff, love confessions, shy spencer, insecurity

Living the Same Lie

Aaron breaks up with Spencer, but when an attempt to move on goes horribly wrong they get a second chance.

5k, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, fluff, breaking up and making up, implied/mentioned physical assault, implied/mentioned sexual assault

East Coast

Spencer and Aaron happen to sit opposite one another on a busy train, and when Spencer spots a breakthrough in the legal case Aaron is stuck on, they strike up an innocuous conversation that quickly stirs up feelings.

2.1k, fluff, meet-cute, train carriage au, lawyer!aaron, academic!spencer, shy spencer, firsts 

All Roads Lead Home

Spencer’s working the Christmas Eve shift when a young boy with a hurt arm comes into the ER. Nothing out of the ordinary, except his rather flirty dad and leaving later with an extra phone number in his contacts list…

2.1k, fluff, hospital au, getting together, first date, gentleman!aaron, soft spencer

To Look on Tempests and Not Be Shaken

In the wake of a blazing row and an empty apartment, Aaron finds Spencer’s well-thumbed copy of Shakespeare’s sonnets and recalls the morning after their wedding, when Spencer sat on his lap and read Sonnet 116 to him. Suddenly, everything makes sense.

2.6k, angst with a happy ending, fighting and making up, married hotchreid, relationship dynamics, introspection, fluff

Derek x Spencer

Even More Beautiful 

The BAU is stuck in Michigan with no case and no way home, so naturally, Spencer and Derek confess their love for one another. (Based on the prompt ‘You look even more beautiful covered in snow.’)

3.5k, fluff, love confessions, shy spencer, insecurity, hurt/comfort

⭐️Hear it in the Silence

A short, fluffy chronicle of Spencer realising in increments how in love with Derek he is, and navigating a real, beautifully sweet relationship that's not always smooth sailing, especially since he's been hurt before. (Based on Taylor Swift’s You are in Love.)

3.7k, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, dev relationship, tw past abuse, domesticity

⭐️Still Left With the River

Derek wakes up to find his boyfriend crying on the sofa. Cue the hurt, the comfort, and the fluff. 

1.6k, hurt/comfort, fluff, caretaker!derek, autistic spencer, crying, sad spencer

100

Spencer's an academic researcher who spends every morning at his local library. Derek just happens to drop by one Tuesday and ask the pretty boy in the classics section if he can help him find a book. Sparks fly.

2.1k, library au, fluff, meet-cute, pining, shy spencer, coming out

when I fall asleep (it is your eyes that I close)

Spencer’s not been sleeping, and as much as Derek adores his sleepy clinginess and physical affection, as soon as they get home he’s determined to get to the bottom of it. 

1.9k, fluff, hurt/comfort, sleep-deprivation, clingy!spencer, physical affection, anxiety, cuddling

⭐️Trees and Seas Have Flown Away, I Call it Loving You

Derek says something hurtful, but it happens to lead to just about the best thing that’s ever happened to Spencer.

3.2k, hurt/comfort, fluff, angst, fighting/making up, angst with a happy ending, autistic spencer, coming out, getting together

⭐️A Christmas Like This

Spencer has a very specific plan for their first Christmas in their new house, and it has to be absolutely perfect. Derek’s going to do everything in his power to make his boyfriend as happy as possible, even if that means a house covered in garlands and a tree covered in animal skeletons…

2.9k, fluff, christmas fic, est relationship, neurodivergence, romance, domesticity, day in the life

Secret Santa

Penelope rigs the BAU’s Secret Santa game to finally get Derek and Spencer together with extraordinary success, and they have her to thank for their future first date. Oh, and a sprig of mistletoe nearly throws the whole thing out the window. 

2.8k, fluff, getting together, insecurity/anxiety, christmas fic, first kiss, misunderstandings, friendship

⭐️A Chronicle of Loss

5 people Spencer Reid lost and 1 person he gained. A look at the traumas Spencer faces over the series, and giving him the happy ending he deserves.

3.6k, grief, loss, abandonment issues, insecurity, depression, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, getting together, ‘didn’t know they were dating’, protective derek, autistic spencer

Mayhem

Imagine that scene in S4E1 when Derek is driving the ambulance loaded with a bomb about to explode, except it’s Spencer on the other end of the phone and they finally get their shit together. 

4.2k, canon divergence, spencer is the tech analyst, getting together, mutual pining, insecure spencer, angst with a happy ending, fluff, declarations of love

⭐️my heart talks about nothing but you

Derek finds Spencer staring longingly at dancing newlyweds while on a case and once he gets to the bottom of why he’s tasked with making a proposal to a man who knows it’s coming special somehow. (He pulls it off.)

2.5k, established relationship, hurt/comfort, minor angst, fluff, relationship discussions, proposal, protective derek

I told the stars about you

Derek and Spencer have their first date. They dance to Frank Sinatra and cuddle in an ice cream parlour, before kissing the hell out of each other at Spencer's front door. That's pretty much it. (Prequel to above fic.)

2.1k, first date, first kiss, pure tooth-rotting fluff, dancing, flirting, protective derek

⭐️I can’t hold enough of you in my hands

Derek and Spencer are finally getting married and the rest of the BAU are there to help them through every step of the day. Including a little surprise that Derek has up his sleeve for their first dance. (Third part to the above two fics.)

3.1k, tooth-rotting fluff, marriage/wedding day, team as family, team dynamics, domesticity, paternal hotch, maternal alex, just a whole lotta love man

⭐️ dry me off and hold me close

Derek has finally relented and is bringing his boyfriend Spencer to meet the rest of the team. That means, though, he has to finally tell them about his boyfriend's disability. Terrified that they'll react badly, he puts it off until he can't anymore. Turns out he was worried for nothing

5.7k, so much fluff, protective derek, disabled spencer, caretaker derek, spencer is not in the bau, team as family, hurt/comfort, light angst, est. rel, chronic illness, slice of life: disabled edition

Honeysuckle

The BAU decide to head out for a picnic one summer afternoon, but they’re soon rudely interrupted by a bee sting and anaphylactic shock. Seeing Spencer carted off in an ambulance is not exactly how they expected the day to go.

2.3k, whump, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, hurt spencer, friendship, medical conditions, severe allergic reactions

⭐️The Noiseless Crash of Crumbling Walls

After Derek and Spencer are paired up on a science project in their senior year of high school, they become the closest, most unlikely friends possible. But what happens when Derek finally finds out what Spencer's dealing with at home? Inspired by the prompt “where did you get those bruises?”

4.5k, high school au, hurt/comfort, fluff, angst, hurt spencer, protective derek, abuse, friendship, pre-slash, spencer just turned 16, derek is almost 18

Luke x Spencer

Start With This

Luke accidentally hurts Spencer because they are both hopelessly stupid, but when Spencer’s faced with a dangerous situation there’s nothing he wants more than Luke. Calling him turns out to be a very good decision.

3.9k, hurt/comfort, angst w a happy ending, fluff, getting together, misunderstandings

⭐️Foolishly, Completely Falling

Spencer declines to spend the night with Luke, but there’s a reason for that, and things start to click into place when Spencer shows back up at his doorstep at 2am, hours after being dropped home.

2.5k, hurt/comfort, fluff, angst, past toxic relationship, nightmares, est/dev relationship

You Said You’d Never Smile Again

“At one point, we had a conversation about how hard Spencer was finding life after prison and he told me that he didn’t think he’d ever smile again. And so, I made it my mission to prove Dr Spencer Reid wrong for the first time in his life.”

1.4k, weddings, tooth-rotting fluff, implied/referenced depression, post-prison spencer, insecure luke, found family 

Emily x JJ

Don’t Be Scared, I Love You

JJ is shot and Emily's world stops spinning.

1.7k, whump, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, fluff, protective emily

⭐️my pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand

Emily leaves. Her heart is breaking. JJ follows. Hers is waking up.

1.3k, angst with a happy ending, fluff, mutual pining, crying, first kiss

Emily x Reader

⭐️Night In/Night Out

Emily Prentiss is your girlfriend and she finally asks you to meet her family (the BAU): cue the fluff.

3.2k, fluff, flirting, cuddling, domesticity, protective emily, slight shy!reader

baby, you’re my new years’ eve

You and Emily are hosting a New Years' Eve party for all of your friends, but she's acting a little weird. You finally find out why when the clock strikes midnight.

3.6k, fluff, nye fic, proposal, getting engaged, domesticity, romance, flirting, day in the life 

Gen

Pull Me Out of the Glowing Stream

Spencer develops bacterial meningitis and Hotch sort of forgets how to breathe. 

3.8k, paternal!hotch, hurt/comfort, sickness, whump, fluff, happy ending

I found my way home

After Spencer tells Hotch about his recent autism diagnosis, he expects that to be the end of it. Somehow, though, it keeps coming up, and Hotch keeps proving himself to be the best father figure he could have asked for. 

4.1k, autistic spencer, protective hotch, hurt/comfort, fluff, paternal hotch, team as family

⭐️The Colour of Waiting is Purple

Spencer's just trying to get home as quickly as possible when a bad decision to take a shortcut down a back alley leaves him broken and bleeding into the night. // Hotch thinks it's a new case when his phone rings at 3 in the morning. It isn't.

3.7k, whump, hurt/comfort, physical assault, major character injury, hospitals, dad hotch, hurt spencer, angst with a happy ending, eventual fluff

[megansaber]

Dog Friendly San Francisco

July 20, 2018

San Francisco is by far one of the coolest cities I’ve ever been to. I always knew it would be. I’ve dreamt about coming to this city for so long and never knew when I’d have a chance to be able to and it was well worth the wait.

Since I have both my pups with me, and for anyone else traveling to San Francisco with their dog(s), the easiest mode of transportation is having your own vehicle. It’s a lot more convenient especially when traveling through a huge city with 20 things on your to-do list. Also, parking is free almost everywhere you go! I couldn’t believe it; the only time I paid for parking was when I went to Mr. Holmes’ Bakery downtown. Everywhere else was just a two hour time limit, which gives you just enough time to walk and explore one part of town before heading off to the next.

Day 1 - Yesterday I drove into SF from Oakland, close to where my Airbnb is. It’s a $4 cash-only entrance into the city, no big deal. My first stop yesterday was the Grand Lake Kitchen (This spot is IN Oakland just before the bridge). They have a dog-friendly patio and gluten-free, vegetarian options. Just across the street is Lake Merritt, which is great for people watching, mainly if you’re just trying to watch really good-looking people go for a run. HELLO, OAKLAND MEN.

Stop no.2 yesterday was Lombard Street in Russian Hill. It’s San Francisco’s crookedest street. It’s incredible. I’d hate to be someone who lives on this road because it was PACKED full of tourists. I was one of them. I wouldn’t suggest driving down this road; people make sudden stops to take photos and there are so many people everywhere that hitting someone just seems inevitable. Besides the masses of people, walking your dog down the street was pretty cool. There are views of the city that show just how massive and beautiful SF really is. And you’re not actually walking down the crooked street; there are sidewalks/stairs going up and down Lombard St so you can avoid being struck by someone’s car.

Stop no.3 - Fisherman’s Wharf. Holy shit, do NOT come here unless you like crowds as big as one’s you’d see downtown in any major city on NYE. This is by far one of the most touristy spots I’d ever been to. It was nearly impossible for me to walk the dogs without someone stepping on them or barking at them. People are true freaks down here and unless you want a shot glass or a sweater that was made in a children’s sweat shop representing San Francisco, I’d avoid this place at all costs. The only nice thing I saw was a young, homeless man holding a sign who smiled at me. I wanted to sit down with him and get to know his story, but at that point I would’ve felt like a salmon swimming upstream trying to get back to him so I continued on. If you DO decide this is a place you’d like to see, rest assured that almost every non-food establishment on this street is dog-friendly, so that’s a major plus.

Stop no.4 - The Golden Gate Bridge! The motherland of all things great in life! What a SPECTACULAR place! There are a few great viewing spots around the city. I chose to go under it as opposed to being level with it. I drove into The Warming Hut, which is a gift shop and cafe underneath the bridge. Again, parking is free and everything is dog friendly. The views of the bridge will make you cry. I decided to hike up to Fort Point to see other views. It was about one mile up from the bottom. It’s a nice walk, but there are so many people on the trail that might run you and your dog over with their bike, and they’ll ring their little bells as they’re inches away from plummeting you to your death. Hike with caution! (This was the last of day one. Just these four spots took me about 10 hours in total).

Day 2 - The night before I set out on my second day of exploring the city, I sat down and actually planned out a route that would take me everywhere I want to see in order of where they are so that I’m not wasting any time driving back and forth and missing spots along the way. Facebook has this new feature that if you ask for recommendations in a new city, they will all show up on a map. There is also a button for you to add your own recommendations in, too so that they appear in the map and you can plan your route out that way. Let me tell you, it’s a GAME CHANGER. I spent nine hours in the city yesterday and I was able to cross off 6/9 things that were on my list! Had I done this for day one I’m sure I could’ve seen a lot more, but hey, the more you know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  

Stop no.5 - Mr. Holmes Bakehouse - I had to stop by here since this bakery is similar to the bakery I work at back home (Five Daughters Bakery). The neon lighting, the croissant donuts, white tiled floors...I’m not the biggest sweets person, mainly because I feel so guilty when I eat sweets, but I decided why not give it a try. Parking was extremely hard to come by and I went midday on a Friday (this was the only time I was in SF that I had to pay for parking). Super small interior, not dog friendly which is obviously understandable, and the treats were great. Get there early because they sell out fast!

Stop no.6 - Alamo Square/Painted Ladies - Such a cute area, easy parking, dog friendly, and you get to see the row of houses rightfully named the Painted Ladies. Bring a blanket and some snacks and enjoy lunch with a view! There weren’t as many people here as there have been at other touristy spots but maybe this one wasn’t as high on their list as it was on mine. It’s adorable and worth the drive over. It’s also a great park to workout in or jog around and you don’t quite feel all the coldness in the air you feel when you’re along the actual coast.

Stop no.7 - The Full House house! Of course this was a must-do when you’re in SF. If you were born in the 80′s, then you know how much this show meant to you growing up because it’s ALL you watched. Hell, it’s still on TV these days and it’s runner up for anything else I’d want to watch. Parking is hard to come by in this area; I had to park about three blocks away and walk over, but it made more sense this way because traffic congestion stresses me out real bad and I’d rather walk and take in the sights than park right at the spot and not experience the neighborhood. I read online that up to 1,500 people come see the Full House house EVERY day, so i’d suggest going on a weekday either early or midday. When I got there, there were no more than 15 people there so I think I got pretty lucky. Cute neighborhood and just a few blocks away are cute coffee/tea shops and lunch spots, too.

Stop no.8 - Hayes Valley for shopping. This was one of the best suggestions my friend gave me. Such an incredible, local area that wasn’t packed full of people not knowing what they’re doing or where they’re going. People won’t just stop in the middle of the sidewalk mid-walk and have you bump into them, which is a huge plus. Amazing coffee shops (I went to Ritual Coffee, a little hut inside the small park area that allows dogs inside), a cute park with tables and benches, dogs everywhere (leashed, thank god), and lots of shopping. I’m more of a window shopper but the area is adorable, parking wasn’t too bad (again, parked a few blocks away for free and walked over), and there are a lot of locals to talk to in that area.

Stop no.9 - Sutro Baths. Holy cow what an amazing place! It was built in 1896 and was considered the largest, indoor public pool in the world. It was burned down in 1966 and is now in ruins. To think of what this place must have been like when it was open is crazy. It’s right along the coast, as close to the ocean as you can get. It’s cold AF here so make sure you bring a jacket or sweater. Summer in SF feels more like spring in Chicago, cold and confusing with cloudy skies. There’s a path that leads you from the parking lot (free) all the way down to the ocean where the ruins are. Be prepared because there are a lot of steps but the views down there make up for the leg/glutes workout! This place is dog friendly as well, just not inside the visitor center.

Stop no.10- Mission Burrito. There’s SO many to choose from. I googled “best burrito in the mission” and went from there. I ended up choosing a spot called El Metate. There’s a dog friendly patio, parking was way too easy (and free), and the burrito was SO worth the gluten. Their burritos are long and skinny but packed full and they have an entire salsa bar for you to choose from. Either I was just starved or this place really killed it with the burrito game, but I’d highly recommend this spot as your go-to when you’re in the Mission and want to get your burrito fix! 

There’s clearly a lot to do in this beautiful city and I’m sure I missed out on everything I could’ve seen while here, but alas, it’s time to spend my last day in the area in Oakland, where I know my future NBA player husband is just waiting for me around the corner. When visiting the Bay Area, just be prepared for a lot of walking, being stuck in traffic, and pack extra water for you and your dogs. Luckily it’s always cold so you don’t have to worry about leaving the dogs in your car for a second while you run in to a store and you don’t have to be worried about their feet burning on hot pavement, which has been an issue in every place I’ve stopped before Los Angeles. 

Now go out and explore!!