#also really love how Emily’s penny pinching is the reason the met again

[reidsconverse]

matchmaker • spencer reid

Spencer X Fem!reader

Warnings: None!

Based on this request: Omg blurb where the team is having a night out and the girls and the guys are separated at the bar hanging out and all the girls are talking about who the hottest guy is and everyone says Derek and reader says she thinks spencer is hotter and everyone is kinda shocked and then Penelope tells him/tries to get them together?? (sorry its almost a month late anon)

“Oh my god, look at him go.” Garcia said, pointing at Derek who was currently in the middle of the dance floor surrounded by girls. This came as no surprise to any of you, he was known for his good looks and charming personality, both of those combined made him a catch to most girls.

“God, theres a reason he’s the most attractive guy on the team. Oh look at him move!” She squealed which made you giggle. Yeah, Miss Penelope Garcia was most definitely drunk.

“Hey,” Emily said in disagreement, she was equally as drunk which led to her having even less filter than normal, “Hotch is up there, something about how he’s always so tense just does it for me. I just wanna hold him down, loosen him up and show him who’s actually in charge, y’know.”

JJ groaned in disgust, not wanting to think of her superior in that way, “Ok Emily, time to slow down.” Her mom side coming out as she slyly replaces Emilys vodka with some water.

“What about you Y/N? Derek or Hotch... ooo what about Papa Rossi...? Garcia asked animatedly, wiggling her eyebrows and laughing at her addition of the older man who honestly, you viewed as a father.

“First of all, please never say that again. Secondly, none of them.” You said, taking a sip of your drink, now you certainly weren’t sober, but you also weren’t the drunk enough to reveal your secret crush... or so you thought.

“Oh come on,” JJ spoke up, “you’re telling me you find neither of them attractive.”

“No Jennifer, I just don’t think they’re the most attractive...” You said, a slight smile on your face.

Emily adorably scrunched up her face in confusion before it hit her. “No way... Dr Genius, really?” She didnt mean it in a bad way, you had just never outwardly expressed anything but a friendly interest in the doctor.

You felt the 3 girls stares boring into you and you caved. “Ok Ok, yes personally its Spencer. I’ve liked him since I first started but he would never be interested in me so lets not discuss it”

Penelope’s face lit up at your confession, completely ignoring your request. “Ooooo y/n, oh you have to tell him, oh you’d be so cute together.” Her voice was progressively getting louder and you didnt wanna risk anyone overhearing.

“Pen, seriously, he wouldn’t be interested, I mean he can do so much bett-“ You started, before you were cut off by Penelope.

“Dont be ridiculous, have you seen the way that boy looks at you, he’s totally into you.” She said, and before you could realise what was happening, she was calling him over.

“Penelope no what are you do-,” You began to protest but stopping when he approached the table. “Hey Spence.” You waved up at him, earning a smile in return.

“Hey! What’s up?” He asked.

“Reid, JJ was just about leave and she’s mine and Emily’s ride so I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind keeping our good friend Y/N here company” She said, slightly slurring her words and smiling as she looked back and forth between you and him. Oh my god you were gonna kill her.

“Uhh, sure yeah I have to wait for Derek anyway, I promised to drive him home.” He said, nodding towards the man in the middle of the dancefloor, clearly too drunk to be driving himself.

Penelope glanced at the other two girls, who quickly began gathering their things in order to leave. She placed a hand on Reids shoulder and smiled at him. “You, Spencer Reid, are a good friend.” She said before leaning down to whisper in your ear. “Maybe even boyfriend.”

She pulled away before you could say anything back, giggling to herself before wishing us goodbye and joining Emily and JJ by the door.

You watched them leave, as Spencer took a seat next to you, “Sooo... how’s your thesis going?” He asked, genuinely interested in your work which made you smile, Penny was right about one thing, he was a really good friend.

“Uhh its ok, research is a killer and I kinda hit a dead end but i’m getting back into it.” You replied, and he nodded. It was quiet for a second as you fiddled with your glass.

“I-“ “So-“ You both said at the same time, making you laugh nervously.

“You first.” You offered, and he nodded. He also seemed nervous about what he was gonna say which made you curious.

“I- uh, I kinda overheard your conversation earlier...” He said, and your smile instantly dropped, and you could feel your stomach churning. He knew your secret, he knew that you liked him.

“Oh my god, Spencer i’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.” You said, about to begin a rambling of apologies when he quickly cuts you off.

“No! No you didn’t. I just, it was unexpected. Why would you think I wouldn’t be interested?” He asked, head tilting to the side as he looked you like a small confused puppy.

You looked down at your glass and sighed, “C’mon Spence, you’re you...” His confused silence made you elaborate, “You’re amazing Spencer, you’re kind, smart, funny and... and frankly you’re incredibly attractive. You’re way out of my league.”

You looked up when you felt his hand gently graze yours, Spencers aversion to touch was well known by everyone at the fbi, so this physical...almost intimate contact came as surprise.

“I- I’m not good at this,” He stuttered and it was your turn to be confused but luckily he continued. “I’m pretty sure I’ve been in love you from the first day we met and... I know that might be ridiculous to say because we havent spent much time together and love at first sight isn’t that common, actually a study showed that-“

Whilst you normally loved to listen to your favourite genius ramble on about facts and figures, right now all you wanted was to tell him you loved him too, honestly it felt like a pinch me moment and if it weren’t for the warmth of his hand against yours, you would’ve thought it was a dream.

“Spencer,” You looked up at him and smiled, gently squeezing the hand that was holding yours as reassurance... to tell him it was real, “I love you too.”

He slowly leaned in, his eyes darting from your lips to your eyes silently asking if it was ok to kiss you and you didn’t hesitate to pull him forward and do what you had been waiting forever to do, your lips moulding together perfectly as if they were built for each other.

Little did you know that Derek was filming the whole thing to send to Garcia, who no doubt would not stop talking about what a matchmaker she is, and truthfully shes a damn good one.

[slytherin-puffskein]

@nightingaletrash

And number 9 is *drum roll* War’s End kiss ! Now, I know this is based on a photograph, but... I decided to take the words literally, with the war ending.

This is loosely based on this post.

* * *

Everyone was exhausted, and frankly, they had a damn good reason to be. Voldemort had just been defeated, the Battle of Hogwarts are over, the Second Wizarding War was officially put to an end. Teachers were healing wounded students, or cover corpses with whatever piece of fabric they could find. Filch was the only one not tending to anyone. He was walking aimlessly, staring at all the rubble that once was bits and parts of the Castle. He forced himself to look away as he saw a pale hand poking out from under a rock, the flesh ripped apart and covered in blood, with broken bones sticking out.

Fallen warrior.

Tons of them, in fact. Some students were yet to be found, and the search for them was constant. No one dared to take a break. Every goddamn second mattered. Rowan Khanna was looking, William Weasley, despite the loss of his brother, was looking. Even Emily Tyler was looking, her ponytail all messed up from the battle.

Barnaby Lee was looking, his black clothes smeared with blood and dirt. No one dared to look at him... or well, no one wanted to look at him. A traitor, a piece of shit, an enemy... every single person said at least one of these words about him. Barnaby couldn’t blame them. Yes, he joined the Death Eaters. He might have fought against Voldemort’s army following the hour long armistice, but it didn’t excuse what he did to Lau when the Dark Lord’s return was announced. What he did to everyone.

But what they didn’t know what that Barnaby didn’t have a choice. His parents were pretty clear: either he joins them, or Lau dies from a horrible death. Not a quick killing spell, no. Hours and hours of the Cruciatus curse, followed by a spell causing all the blood in his body to bleed from his ears. Barnaby was too afraid to check if such spell was a thing, and he accepted. Now everyone hated him. Of course they did. But he couldn’t care what those people thought of him. They can hate his guts for all they want, it won’t really affect him. The only opinion that mattered was Lau’s... but where was he ? Barnaby briefly saw him during the first part of the battle, when he was fighting against Hogwarts. Then, he practically vanished... or he was avoiding him. There was also another

( d e a t h )

option, but Barnaby didn’t dare to

( someone casted the Killing Curse on him he’s dead he’s dead and he hates you he died hating you no I wanted to protect him he can’t die he died he DIED HE DIED )

think about it for even a second. He eventually spotted Penny Haywood, her hair pulled into a messy bun, and he hesitated... before joining her and sitting next to her. Her boots were covered in dirt and smudged with blood clots, and her fingers, still holding her wand tightly, were shaking. The cheerful, helpful Penny Haywood was gone. At least for now.

Suddenly, she turned her head to him, pinching her lips.

“What do you want, Lee ?”

Ouch. Her voice was filled with venom, a venom specifically made for him. He cleared his throat.

“I... wanted to check on you... I haven’t seen anyone try and...”

He trailed off as he stared at the huge bruise on her forehead. He bit on his lip, and carefully pulled out his wand... and as a result, Penny immediately pointed hers at him. He froze. Of course. He was still, after all, a traitor.

“I... I just want to heal you...” he whispered.

Penny hesitated... then lowered her wand. Barnaby quickly pointed his wand at her forehead before she could change her mind, and muttered a few healing spells. A few seconds later, her forehead was completely intact... Barnaby smiled.

“I-It worked !”

Of course. Lau was the one who taught him healing spells... and he would always listen whenever Lau was teaching him something. Penny slowly nodded.

“Yeah, it did...”

“Penny ! I found Beatrice, she’s safe and sound and with Tre-”

Laurent Dorian King was running toward the blonde, a bright smile on his face, and Barnaby still had trouble to register how much he changed. His hair were longer, and tied in a short ponytail. His face had a few more scars, and he was definitely taller... but that smile and those beautiful eyes remained the same. However, as soon as Laurent saw Barnaby, he stopped speaking, and froze... before immediately grabbing his wand from his boot and pointing it at Barnaby.

“What is he doing here !?” he snarled.

Penny sighed, standing up.

“He switched sides” she simply said. “Although a lot of people doubt it...”

“That can be expected...” Barnaby said softly.

He tried to smile as an attempt to lighten the mood, but he met Lau’s cold, hard stare. He shivered, and could only remain silent as Penny walked away to find her little sister. After a few minutes of... basically nothing, Barnaby awkwardly stood up... and Lau extended his hand. For a moment, Barnaby thought he wanted him to take it, and he took a step forward.

“Your wand” Lau said. “Give it to me”

“W... What ?”

“You might say you’re with us again, but I can’t risk it. Give me your wand, and we’ll talk”

Without further ado, Barnaby handed him his wand. Lau grabbed it, and stuffed it in his jacket’s pocket. Then he nodded.

“Follow me”

They quietly walked outside of Hogwarts, and Barnaby’s chest tightened as he saw all the broken trees, the burnt grass and the splotches of blood on different rocks. That was... disgusting. But again, war is disgusting. They walked, for what seemed like forever to Barnaby who just wanted to talk. But they eventually stopped in front of the Black Lake.

Their old hangout spot, back in their Hogwarts days. Their old make out spot. Laurent stared at the water, his hands behind his back, and despite his seriousness, Barnaby still thought he was adorable. He suddenly remembered that night in which he told him he couldn’t be with him anymore... and how they loved each other before he left while Lau was sleeping.

Then, he joined his parents. To protect him.

“Why are you back ?”

Fuck. Lau was asking him a question. Barnaby gulped.

“I was tired of fighting for You-Know-Who...”

Lau chuckled weakly.

“He’s dead, Barnaby. You can shout out his name to the entire world and nothing will happen”

But Barnaby was still afraid. He was afraid of many things.

“I told you I’d come back, Lau. And I did, didn’t I ? I came back !”

“Yeah, from the Death Eaters” Lau scoffed. “That’s easily the dumbest thing you ever did. You missed mom and dad ?”

“No, I was protecting you” he immediately replied.

Sure, Lau was acting rude, but... he had every right to do so. Lau turned around, staring at his ex boyfriend.

“Protecting me ? By joining a group that loathes Muggleborns ?”

“By obeying to my parents. They told me they’d hurt you if I didn’t join, Lau. I didn’t have a choice”

“You always have a choice” Lau replied bitterly. “How many times must I keep telling you I can defend myself ?”

“I know you can. I just... I didn’t like the fact they were even considering it. I’d rather not risk anything. Not when it might put you in danger”

Lau bit softly on his lip... and he looked at Barnaby. Right into his eyes.

“Barnaby Lee... you’re way too caring” Lau whispered. “About me, at least. It’s going to bite you in the ass sooner than you think”

“I think it already bit me in the ass by making me join the Death Eaters” he replied with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Lau giggled... and Barnaby loved that sound.

“I suppose...” he whispered.

He stepped closer to Barnaby, looked up at him... and he kissed him. Very softly... as if he was testing the waters after all that happened. With the war over and no threats looming above them, will he be willing to give Barnaby a second chance ? Now that the war is over ? Thoughtlessly, Barnaby wrapped his arms around Lau, pulling him closer... and Lau didn’t protest. In fact, he pressed his small hands against his chest, feeling his warmth and his steady heartbeat.

Neither of them can tell how long that kiss lasted. But when they pulled away, they were both gasping for air. Lau stared at Barnaby, his lips sightly parted. They were sort of chapped, but Barnaby couldn’t care less.

“I don’t think I can... trust you again immediately... but... I do think you deserve a second chance”

He slowly took Barnaby’s wand from his pocket, and handed it back to him.

“Can you please go home tonight ? My bed has been feeling empty for years”