#Mateo Cruz

[the-invisible-queer]

Rules: make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, then tag five (or however many!) people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite.

Thanks for the tag @morriganwarrior I haven't stopped to think about my faves in a minute because I've been going through some media changes in the past 2 years

No pressure tags: @lklvz @funkylittledemon @meri47 @meetyou--inparis @all-that-glitters-is-goldfish and anyone else who wants to do it

[marril96]

Set in early season 9. Alison returns to duty and meets the new Section Chief. Cruz has some ground rules.

[unitchiefs-blackbirdphoenix]

What are your favourite JJ friendships?

Hmm… in no particular order, I will say my favorite JJ friendships are:

Emily (I know I ship them romantically too but canonically, I really adore their friendship as well!)

Penelope (the gossip sisters!!)

Derek (the jock bros that canonically go on morning runs together and he helped JJ with hand to hand combat)

Hotch (the way they bond over their kids is really cute)

Tara and Matt (I wish we’d seen more of the three of them working together bc they’re pretty badass and clever)

Luke (another jock bro friendship and as of CME, the impulsive duo of the BAU lol)

Cruz (I wish we’d seen more of JJ and Cruz after 200 aside from that one ep where they joked about their scars from the incident)

Rossi (JJ bonds with Rossi in a similar way that Emily does, and even jokes about his failed marriages the same way Emily does haha)

[weirdlybeans]

Genderbend wip I'm too lazy to finish

Mostly hotchgan, but I also added Matt because I love him, and I decided to add my oc, Ethan, because I also love him (more info on him later b/c I have a brainrot of him & aaron right now)

Also, these are just my silly ideas of what I think they may look like. If you have different ideas, please tell me. Like i said, these are just silly.

[desdasiwrites]

– Juliette Cross, Wolf Gone Wild

[damnhotmsimmons]

realizing that Matt Simmons and Mateo Cruz technically met but we never saw them interact at all since 10x19, Matt was not present when the BAU and IRT debrief with Cruz on the case in Barbados and in Cruz's last appearance in cmbb, he was only talking to Jack via phone call

it sucks, cause imagine the two of them onscreen together and someone says "Matt" and the two of them go:

[mccarthawrites]

Some Things You Don’t Question - Chapter 1

Rated: General Audiences

Summary: Valerie’s fiance, Glen, invites a dinner guest that happens to be a blast from her past.

Words: 1,440

Some Things You Don’t Question Masterlist || Criminal Minds Masterlist

Broken Glass and Spilled Wine

Soft jazz and the rich aroma of dinner filled the house. Valerie’s fiance, Glen, had told her they were having a guest over for dinner. He only mentioned that it was a recruit. Bringing her glass of wine to her lips, she heard the front door close.

“Val?” Glen called out.

“Just a minute!” She replied, taking off her apron. Walking to the foyer, she greeted Glen with a kiss. “Hi.”

“It smells amazing in here.” Glen smiled. “I am starving.”

“Good because I also made dessert too.” She told him before turning to their dinner guest. “Hi, I’m-” She stopped recognizing his face immediately. It couldn’t be possible. “I’m Val.”

“This is Mat, the new recruit.” Glen introduced.

“Hi.” Mateo smiled.

“Well- I- uh- I hope you’ve brought your appetite. I made- I made spaghetti. That’s usually the safest bet when guests are over. Make yourselves comfortable. Dinner is almost ready.” She explained, before walking back to the kitchen quickly. Downing the rest of the wine in her glass she took a deep breath. How of all the people in the world, did he manage to be the recruit? It was a million-to-one chance that he’d show up in Austin. Why was he in Austin? Just a weird coincidence. Yes. A coincidence.

“Need help in there?” Glen asked.

“No! I’m okay.” She poured herself another glass of wine and watched the timer next to the stove. Wondering if Glen knew. Of course, he doesn’t know. Why would he know? Why was she having anxiety over someone she had a fling with when she was eighteen? It’s ridiculous. Six years later and she still remembered that Miami trip fondly. And she still remembered him fondly. “Fuck.” She involuntarily said out loud.

“Is everything alright?’ Mateo’s voice caught her off guard.

“Shit!” She dropped the glass of wine. “Goddamnit.”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I should probably help you clean this up since it was my fault.”

“No. You’re the guest.” She told him, crouching down to pick up the bigger pieces of glass.

“I insist.” He knelt on the other side of the spill to help.

“Fuck!” Cutting her palm on a shard, she winced. “Shit. This is the last thing I need tonight.”

“Let me look at it.”

“I’m fine.”

“You don’t know that.” He reached for her hand.

“I’m fine.” She repeated, standing up and walking to the sink to wash away the blood and clean the cut. It stung like hell, but not bad as the embarrassment.

“You’ve got a first aid kit?” Mateo asked.

“Pantry next to the fridge.” She told him. The night had barely started and she already wanted it to end. Mateo walked to the pantry, grabbing the first aid kit. “I’m such a clutz.” She spoke through gritted teeth, annoyed at herself.

“Will you let me look at it?” Mateo asked, placing the first aid kit on the counter next to the sink. Reluctantly she held her open palm to him. “Ouch.”

“Yeah.” She scoffed. He opened the first aid kit, taking out the gauze bandage.

“You should be honored. You’re my first injury on the job.” He joked. “Fortunately, it doesn’t look like you’ll need stitches, but it’s going to be a bitch for the next few weeks. Won’t be able to do much with this hand without it hurting.” Beginning to wrap the bandage around her hand, he was gentle. Of course, he was. Why would she expect anything less?

“Thank you.” It was quiet.

“This is the least I can do. I didn’t mean to startle you.” He told her. She looked at him, not noticing that Glen walked into the kitchen.

“The hell happened in here?” He asked. On instinct, Valerie tried pulling her hand back, but Mateo had a grip on her wrist.

“It’s my fault. I startled her and she dropped a glass and cut herself when she tried cleaning it up.” Mateo explained.

“Sounds about right. She’s always been clumsy.” Glen laughed. “What’s the status of dinner?” As if on cue, the timer dinged.

“Dinner is ready,” Valerie replied, watching Glen deliberately step over the broken glass.

“You should be good,” Mateo assured her, putting the bandage back into the kit. “I saw the broom on the wall next to the pantry. Let me sweep that mess up so we don’t have any more broken glass mishaps.”

“You don’t have to, Mat.” She replied.

“You’re not going to be able to. Not with your hand like that.”

“I’ll be fine.”

“I’ll feel bad if I let you do it,” Mateo told her. “I won’t forgive myself.”

“You don’t have to.”

“It’ll take me less than two minutes.” He replied, returning the first aid kit and grabbing the broom and dustpan from the wall. He cleaned up the mess swiftly.

“Thank you, Mat. I really appreciate it.”

Glen, Valerie, and Mateo sat at the dinner table. She let Glen do most of the talking.

“You know Mat’s from Florida?” Glen turned to Valerie. “Miami, right?” He asked Mateo.

“Yeah. I grew up in Little Havana. Worked at a club for a couple of years before I enlisted.” Mateo explained.

“Why Texas of all places?” Valerie asked.

“For the last leg of my enlistment, I was stationed in El Paso, and I didn’t really want to go back to Miami so I figured I’d stay in Texas and moved to Austin.” He explained. “Did it on a whim, but I guess I came here for a reason.” He looked at Valerie, who quickly averted eye contact.

“Val’s from out of state too,” Glen explained. She’s from New York City.”

“Why so far from home?” Mateo asked.

“Came here for college six years ago and just stayed. Then I met this guy who asked me to marry him.” She looked at Glen and smiled.

“Do you guys have a date set?”

“We’re aiming for next May, but we’re not planning anything big. Nothing is set in stone. Hell, we could go to City Hall tomorrow if we feel like it.”

“My mother would kill me if I don’t have some type of ceremony.”

“It’s that mom pressure.” Mateo chuckled. “I’m not even thirty and my mom wants to know when I’m getting married. When I plan to have kids.”

“Don’t even mention kids around this one.” Glen teased.

“Why not?”

“Because Glen doesn’t like it when I try to convince him to have kids.”

“How are we going to raise kids with you working and completing your Ph.D.?” Glen asked.

“I’m not going to be working on my Ph.D. forever. See, this is why he said don’t mention kids.” Valerie laughed.

“But you’re working on your Ph.D.?” Mateo asked.

“In history. Trust me it’s not as boring as it sounds.”

“Yes, it is.” Glen teased.

“Glen was a jock in school. I was the nerd. You can see opposites attract.” Valerie laughed.

The night was winding down. Mateo checked his watch.

“I should get going. But thank you. Dinner and dessert was amazing. Haven’t had flan in what feels like forever.” He told Valerie who smiled.

“You are very welcome.”

“Val loves cooking, especially for guests, so we’ll have to have you over again sometime. Maybe to introduce you to Alana.”

“You don’t even know if he wants to be set up.” Valerie looked at Glen.

“What guy doesn’t want to be set up? Am I right?” Glen asked. Mateo chuckled.

“I don’t mind meeting new people. And from what you’ve said she seems nice.”

“I’ll talk to her then,”

“Well, you guys give me a time and a date and I’ll be here,” Mateo replied. Valerie began cleaning up the coffee cups. “You’re gonna have to share your coffee secrets.”

“I will never share my secrets.” She replied laughing. “Have a good night, Mat.”

“You too. Take care of that hand.” He smiled. Valerie carried the coffee cups into the kitchen. Fortunately, the night ended on a good note. She watched Mateo walk to his car.

“That went well.” Glen walked into the kitchen.

“Mhm. He seems nice.”

“Do you think Alana will like him?” Glen asked, leaning on the counter.

“Why are you so hellbent on setting hip up with Alana?”

“Why not? I just think they’d be good together.” He shrugged.

“Sure. Maybe I’ll mention it to her tomorrow.”

“Good. I’m going to get ready for bed.”

“Alright. I’m gonna clean up in here and I’ll join you.” She replied. He kissed the side of her head and left the kitchen. Lunch with Alana was going to be interesting.

[addictiedtocrimedrama]

Just like my previous post/poll this is for a kahoot I'm making which is about CMBB. Just for a little bit of context below the cut is info about each character in the poll and which eps they appeared also please note I got the info from Wikipedia.

David Rossi - Rossi appeared in the first episode of season one "The Harmful One". In the opening scene of the episode, Rossi is at the FBI firing range with Jack Garrett. He later reappeared in the season two episode "Il Mostro", in which he aided the IRT while they were on a case in Florence, Italy.

Penelope Garcia - Garcia appeared in the third episode of season one "Denial". In the opening scene of the episode, Garcia is looking for her octopus coffee mug that Russ Montgomery took. She later returned in the season two premiere "Lost Souls", in which she helped Monty track down victims' families while the IRT were investigating a mass abduction in Tanzania.

Emily Prentiss - Prentiss appeared in the season two episode "Type A", in which she aided the IRT track down an unsub active in New York City and Taiwan.

Mateo "Matt" Cruz - Cruz appeared in the season two episode "La Huesuda", in which he called Jack regarding information about his son, Ryan.

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[gremlinbean]

I hate that during Cruz's time with the team, the writers wrote about his interactions with JJ like they were having an affair. Like. I get they did it on purpose, to throw watchers off about exactly what was going on, but fuck that

[swordsandspectacles]

I ! I forgot to post this

help Villian suit design for @cigarettesandinevitablebetrayal ! Mycotic! shroomy vibes! Textures! so much textures.... My favorite things! ty Cigs for letting me take a crack at this i just HAULED it out of the dark waters of my files like a salmon

[cfthesoul]

muse: mateo cruz

"it's just a little gash. it'll be healed up in two weeks. comes with the territory." it shouldn't. he's a books a numbers guy for the club but shit happens sometimes. especially with the connection to the mob.

[the-invisible-queer]

Disclaimer: This is list of fictional men I have fixated on this year. This is specific to me an my blog but anyone is welcome to vote and reblog.

[henriiiii-1001]

NEW DESIGNS FOR UNHOLY GIFT!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

i love them all sm im so happy w how these designs came out <333333333 these designs might change a little the more i draw them, but for now here they are!!!!!!

hope you enjoy!!! if you have any questions on these guys, feel free to ask in my inbox!!! (check this post before asking though. provides a lot of context)

NOTE: there are a few inconsistencies w pronouns, specifically carter, however the most accurate info you’ll find on the characters is in the post i mentioned earlier

[unitchiefs-blackbirdphoenix]

No please give us an list about your favourite side characters!

Ahh ok, here it is!

Kristy Simmons

Henry Lamontagne

William Lamontagne Jr.

Savannah Hayes

Mateo Cruz (listen I love his friendship with JJ!)

Tsia Mosley (love her and Emily!)

Grant Anderson (he’s just happy to be there and confused when he’s invited to JJ and Will’s wedding)

Haley Hotchner

Erin Strauss

Beth Clemmons

Honorable mentions:

Michael Lamontagne (hate the continuity error but he’s still a cute kid bc he’s AJ’s irl kid!)

Rebecca Wilson (limited amount of screen time rn so a little early to rank her, but I love her and Tara)

Monica Walker (love Tracie Thoms in 911 but not enough screen time and I don’t remember much of s12)

That one coworker that was helping Garcia in s13 in the Cyber Division (I forgot who she was but she’s so sweet!)

[cigarettesandinevitablebetrayal]

2 and 9 for the ask game for oc of choice?

Ooh, thanks for the questions! Spun the wheel for both.

Mateo de la Cruz

2) Can they take care of a plant? What about a pet? What about a child?

Mateo is actually pretty diligent about taking care of things that aren't himself. He's got a number of plants in his penthouse that he takes excellent care of. Pets are a bit more finicky, but given some time and research, he'd do really well with an animal. Nothing too crazy. Probably a well trained medium sized dog or a cat with a calm temperament.

As for children, that's a trickier question. He could probably manage to take care of one for a couple hours without too much issue. Best age range being toddler to about twelve. Mateo likes kids, but he probably shouldn't be trusted with them for prolonged periods of time.

Cassian Barrett

9) Do they empathize with non-sentient things (dolls, plants, books…)?

Eh? Kind of. But also, not really. He can empathize with characters on a screen or, if he can be sat down for long enough, a book. But, at the end of the day, they're not real. He doesn't, like, pat his microwave or talk to plants. He definitely yells abuse at his electronics like they can hear him when he's frustrated with them, though. Does that count?

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