#if it’s the former then pls understand I am very close to blocking you my friend

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Coming back to say I can’t tell if this one person keeps re-liking the same bundle of posts every few days or if tumblr keeps trying to act like it’s a new notif

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replacement

pairing - emily prentiss x reader

summary - you’re nervous around emily for more reasons than one

warning - angst with fluff

word count - ?

after emily has taken a position at interpol in london, strauss had assigned you to join the bau team.

it took a little bit for everyone to warm up to you, especially after getting emily back just to lose her again. but, the team soon grew to love you as one of their own. with no forseable transfers, you all bonded greatly and many traditions such as dinners at rossi’s and other events became more and more common.

on the team, you were closest with morgan with reid as a close second. you and morgan both had mutual interests and often went on morning runs together. the two of you became an unstoppable duo when chasing down unsubs. for you and reid, intelligence and reading were your common interests. oftentimes, the two of you could be found downtown at a local coffee shop or library.

walking into work one morning, you tossed your bag at your desk before following morgan over to get coffee. garcia met you both before taking a seat at the table. moments like these before either paperwork or a case were some of your favorite.

but alas, you couldn’t sit and drink your coffee while taking about workplace gossip forever. garcia returned to her own space while you and morgan sat down at your desks which were opposite of each other.

after completing many files of your own paperwork, morgan asked you to help him fill out something with the last case as you two were the most actively involved. you leaned over his desk with your back to the glass doors, resting one arm on the edge as you pointed out the details.

the room practically stopped. you felt eyes burning into the back of your skull as well as gazes on the front of the bullpen.

you stood back up as morgan turned his chair. your eyes widened slightly as you noticed strauss as well as none other then emily prentiss walking into the bullpen. morgan noticed your discomfort upon seeing the person you had replaced and stood up beside you.

the director and interpol agent began walking through the bullpen, obviously with the intent of going up to hotch’s office. however, they both stopped in front of you.

“agent y/n,” strauss greeted. you nodded respectfully as a response. “stay in the general vicinity, i’ll need to speak to you in a bit.” with that, strauss and press it’s headed up the stairs and to your boss’s office.

your mouth opened slightly as you began to internally panic. as the door to hotch’s office was closed, you immediately exited the bullpen, needing to calm down. morgan and reid shared a look before they too stood up and followed you out.

as soon as you entered garcia’s lair, she knew something was wrong. the technical anyalist spun around in her chair just in time to see you run your hand through your hair. morgan and reid entered and sat down on the couch just as you started pacing.

“alright what’s going on?” penelope asked. “prentiss is back,” derek revealed.

you groaned. “it’s not just that. she’s with strauss and they’re talking to hotch. most likely to replace me,” you spoke before the words could even process. your hands moved up to your mouth.

“oh my god she’s back to replace me. i mean why else would she be back? i’m going to be transfered. oh my god,” you ranted feeling extremely overwhelmed.

penelope shot the two men a look before standing up. “hey hey, you are not going to be replaced, we won’t let it happen. yes, we do love emily but there is no way in hell she is going to take you without a fight,” garcia spoke, placing her hands on your shoulder.

you pressed your lips and nodded as you moved your hands up to rest on her wrists. a knock on the door broke the four of you out of your slight conversation. j.j. opened the door, “hey, strauss needs to see you.”

with a final smile to the group, which they returned, you followed your fellow profiler out of the room and back into the bullpen.

after you knocked on hotch’s office door, you opened it and walked in. hotch was sitting at his desk while strauss was in the chair opposite of him. emily, however, was standing against a window.

“welcome agent y/n, please take a seat,” strauss greeted.

you held your hand up slightly as to say you were okay. after situating yourself so you were leaning against one of the shelves, strauss finally spoke up.

“agent prentiss has recently expressed her interest in reinstating with this unit. obviously, you were the profiler we brought in to replace her,” strauss started. you swallowed nervously, scared about where this conversation was about to go. “however, your performance with the team has been more than satisfactory. so, agent prentiss will be rejoining this unit and you will remain in your current position.

a slight wave of relief flooded over you. “seven agents on one team? isn’t that uncommon, especially for our division?” you asked.

strauss nodded. “yes it is. but we feel as though adding another agent would be nothing but beneficial for your team, especially with the amount of traveling you all do.”

“with all due respect ma’am, it is nice that a former agent is returning but why am i in this meeting?” you questioned. “well, agent hotchner and i suspect that there may be some tension between the two of you. it is complete understandable as y/n you may feel slightly threatened by agent prentiss’s return and vice versa.”

you had to admit, strauss was right. “which is why for the next week, pending on if we have a case, you two need to spend minimum of an hour and a half to two hours together,” this time hotch spoke.

both you and emily scoffed. “isn’t that almost childlike?” emily asked. you agreed, it felt like two parents desperately trying to make their kids become friends.

“this team needs to function as one. now head out, i’ll let you know if we get a case,” hotch added.

with one final nod to strauss, you exited the office, emily right behind you. “i’ll go grab my bag and then we can head out. are you up for coffee?” emily asked. you nodded, “coffee sound great.”

morgan noticed your stressed expression as you stood at your desk and let at a sigh. the older agent didn’t say anything but instead got up and pulled you into a hug.

emily returned only moments later, stopping a few steps behind as she noticed the platonic moment between you and morgan. once pulling away, you too grabbed you’re bag.

“ready to go?” emily asked.

you nodded before following her out. the two of you took your car, finding street parking rather quickly and deciding to walk the next couple blocks instead. very few words were exchanged as the two of you walked.

once arriving at the cafe, you held open the door with warm smile on your face. emily thanked you and stepped inside. the cafe was pretty much empty, just the workers behind the counter and a few college students scattered at different tables.

after you both ordered, you and emily slid into one of the booths in the corner. honestly, neither were sure how to start a conversation. however, emily soon found a interesting topic to bring up.

“so you and derek,” she started. you did everything in your power to not burst out laughing but a giggle slipped through. a bright blush formed on your cheeks as you noticed emily’s amused smile.

“never in a million years. we’re just friends. besides, i don’t play for his team,” you commented.

emily opened her mouth to respond but was cut off when a waiter brought over your drinks. “thank you,” you spoke.

as the two of you drank your coffee, a conversation was held. sure, it was still slightly awkaward as emily still intimated you an insane amount. by the end, you two had returned to quantico, happy with your first outing.

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for the next week or so, you and emily continued to spend your usual time together as per the orders of hotch.

most of the time it was going out to lunch since emily was still apartment hunting for her official move back to washington d.c. however, on the last day of your mandatory hangouts, you invited her over to your apartment for dinner.

you felt more comfortable around your fellow profiler to the extent of developing a slight crush. you found out through garcia that, in her own words, emily was in fact a ‘raging lesbian.’

just when you thought everything was going well with the team, a comment you overheard in the break room immediately crushed every positive feeling you had. it was totally accidental and you knew it was just speculation.

“you really think they’re going to allow aaron hotchner’s team to keep all their agents?”

“absolutely not. they would definitely transfer y/n to get back prentiss for good. especially after the whole doyle thing.”

“true. i’m sure strauss will say something soon.”

“of course.”

sure, strauss had promised that there would be no more transfers with emily’s return but something about the way the two men spoke didn’t make you so sure. naturally, once taking note of it, emily decided to confront you.

after arriving to your apartment, you didn’t even bother taking your shoes off and instead tossed your bag down before taking your hair out of the style you did for work.

emily did the same before turning to you. “what’s going on with you recently?” you stopped at the sudden interrogation. emily was persistent and took a step towards you. in return, you stepped back, stopping when you hit the wall. your fellow profiler followed until she was just a foot or so away.

“why are you so afraid of me y/n?” emily asked, her breath hot on your skin. just the way she pronounced your name made butterflies form in your stomach.

“i’m not,” you protested, internally cursing when your voice wavered slightly. “i’ve only known you for a week.”

the woman smirked, making your heart flutter, “something tells me it’s more than that.” emily moved even closer, your bodies just inches away from each other. you kept your hands behind your back, pressed firmly against the wall.

with every ounce of adrenalin you had, you placed your hands firmly on her hips before flipping her around so she was now against the wall. emily let out a suprised gasp and moved her hands up to your cheeks. “what happened to only knowing me for a week?” she asked, a smirk on her face.

“i don’t even care,” you spoke before pressing your lips firmly to hers.

who knew that a crush you had just realized four days ago would turn into a full blown make out session against a wall. without pulling away, you and emily stumbled through your apartment before falling onto the couch.

emily was pretty much on top of you, grinning brightly as she pressed her forehead to yours. “god your gorgeous,” she complimented. you bit your lip before connecting your lips together once again.

just as emily had started to kiss your jawline, both of your phones went off. you groaned and threw your head back against the pillow.

“it was only a matter of time,” you groaned.

after placing one final kiss to your lips, emily climbed off of you, extending her hand to help you up. “are we going to tell them?”

you shook your head no. “i think we should have a little bit of fun,” you grinned before taking her hand in yours and exiting your apartment once again.

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Vote: Who is the third-best player in the world?

The Ballon d’Or – the most high-profile individual award in men’s football – will be handed out in Paris at the start of December. So far, so traditional.

However, this year there is a real chance that for the first time since 2007 the recipient will be neither Barcelona’s Lionel Messi nor Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric was named best player[1] at the Best Fifa Football Awards awards in September and is a contender, while Real’s Wales forward Gareth Bale and Tottenham’s England striker Harry Kane are among the 30 nominees[2] for this year’s prize.

So, if we assume Argentina’s Messi and Ronaldo of Portugal are the undisputed top two, who is the third best player in the world?

We asked some of our BBC Sport pundits for their thoughts and had a look through the stats to try to find out. See what they think – then vote at the bottom of the page.

‘Consistently brilliant for a number of seasons’

Former Netherlands captain Ruud Gullit picks Paris St-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar

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“This is a difficult one because a lot of the contenders are very close. Kevin de Bruyne was excellent for Manchester City last season, but one year is too short a timescale to judge a player – and consistency is what I am looking for.

“Eden Hazard has been at this level for a few seasons now, so he is up there – but Neymar has been consistently brilliant for a number of seasons now, scoring lots of goals.

“Neymar did not have a good World Cup but he was injured and tried to play through it, which is not easy. Now he is back to his best with Paris St-Germain, and you cannot forget the brilliant things he did for Barcelona either.”

Did you know? Neymar has missed as many matches for PSG in 2018 as he has played (21). The club have won 19 of the 21 he has played, but only 14 of those he has missed.

‘Brilliant in August and September, sensational in October’

Former England captain Alan Shearer picks Chelsea and Belgium forward Eden Hazard

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“Kylian Mbappe had an incredible World Cup for France in Russia and he would be in my top five in the world, but it is Eden Hazard at the moment, based on the way he has started this season and carried his form on from Russia.

“Hazard was brilliant for Chelsea in August and September, and in the first week of October he was sensational. Any hope Chelsea have of winning the title relies massively on him.”

Best in the Premier League right now? Player Goals Completed dribbles Total shots Fouls won Assists

All stats in Premier League only, 2018-19 season

Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 7 (most in PL) 22 (most in PL) 23 21 3 Harry Kane (Tottenham) 5 12 26 16 1 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 3 18 32 9 1 Sergio Aguero (Man City) 5 11 38 6 2

‘He can run the game’

Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson picks Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric

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“Eden Hazard is up there with the very best, and so is Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, but I am going for Luka Modric.

“He has just had an unbelievable season for Real Madrid after a number of other unbelievable seasons, and capped it off with an absolutely brilliant World Cup, when he guided Croatia all the way to the final.

“Modric can run the game from midfield against any opposition, but he is not just a playmaker because he can nick the ball off you too.

“Has there been a better midfielder in Europe or anywhere else in the world in the past year? On the back of what we saw in Russia in the summer, I would say no. I would definitely go for him.”

Running the show in 2018 Player Passes Passing accuracy Goals + assists Win %

All stats in league only, in calendar year of 2018

Luka Modric (R Madrid) 1,170 89.6% 8 50 Kevin de Bruyne (Man City) 1,161 83.9% 9 76.5 Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 1,182 84.6% 19 52 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 1,459 82.2% 35 63

‘He has already done so much’

Former England and Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas picks Neymar

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“Luka Modric has had a year to remember and I love watching Antoine Griezmann, who just seems to get better and better. On current form, Eden Hazard comes into it too because he has been sensational.

“But I am not going to go on form, I am going to go on ability, what they have done at club and international level and where I think they are going to go.

“I am going to go with Neymar. At Paris St-Germain he is probably playing within himself because I think Ligue 1 is just so easy for him, but at Barcelona he was exceptional, as part of ‘MSN’ with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

“He is only 26 but already has 30 Champions League goals, one behind Rivaldo who is Brazil’s record goalscorer in the competition, and he has already done so much at international level too.

“I know Neymar did not have a great World Cup, but that is not the be all and end all for the way I decided this.

“A great World Cup can take a player’s reputation to the next level – but you could argue that we are still waiting for Lionel Messi to have that kind of spectacular tournament himself.

“He is a special player, and he will pick up the Ballon d’Or at some point.”

Too good for France? Goals Assists Win % Minutes per goal or assist

All competitions for PSG in 2018

Neymar 22 8 90.5 59.6

‘He has made a real difference’

Former Celtic forward Chris Sutton picks Liverpool and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk

“It may not be fashionable to mention a defender when you have a conversation like this, but when you look at the difference Virgil van Dijk has made to Liverpool then you can see just how good he is.

“There is not an attribute you need as a defender that he does not have – he is quick, strong, consistent and he does not seem to lose his concentration.

“He also has tremendous distribution when he is on the ball, and he reads the game so well. He has got the lot.

“There will be a clamour for Eden Hazard and other attacking players – and I understand that – but Van Dijk has shown the difference a brilliant defender can make to any side.”

The difference maker? Liverpool defender Completed passes Interceptions Headed clearances Duels won Blocks

All stats in Premier League only, 2018-19 season

Virgil van Dijk 521 12 21 40 6 Joe Gomez 449 11 9 39 3 Joel Matip 99 2 1 10 1

‘Hazard now, but Mbappe is the next best thing’

Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin picks Eden Hazard or Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe

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“Are we talking about the third best player right now? Or are we asking who is the pretender to the throne? Because it is a different answer.

“Eden Hazard was not in the running last season. If I had been asked then, I would have said Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah was better, and also that Kevin de Bruyne at Manchester City was as good as any of the other contenders as well.

“But if we are talking now, and form this season, then Hazard is very close, if not the third best player right now.

“Giving someone that mantle because he has had a good start to the season is pushing it a wee bit though.

“If you are asking me to consider who is the player that is going to be the next great, after Messi and Ronaldo – which is a different question – then I would say that is Kylian Mbappe.

“Mbappe is the next big thing – and he will be the next to take up the mantle of being the ‘best in the world’ – but I would not say he is the third best right now based on what he has done this season.

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“At the moment, Hazard is playing as well as anyone else in the world but that is very short term.

“How do you compare Hazard and Mbappe to the brilliance of Raphael Varane at centre-back for Real Madrid and France? Defenders never seem to get the same accolades – the last time a defender won the Ballon d’Or was Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.

“If I was going to consider defensive-minded players then Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante would be in the running too – but we cannot really include him right now because he has moved position this season.”

If you are viewing this page on the BBC News app please click here to vote.[3]

References

^ was named best player (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ among the 30 nominees (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ click here to vote. (bbc.in)

BBC Sport – Football

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