Brave Young Cowboys

brave young cowboys

Derek leaves the kitchen where he’s been trying to brainstorm with Prentiss and Gideon. He can’t face the looks on their faces anymore—the dwindling hope. He still has it; he has to have it. It’s not totally irrational—Tobias hasn’t come to kill Hotch yet. He probably won’t until he’s killed Spencer; he wouldn’t risk leaving his captive alive and alone. It’s cold comfort because if Spencer is still alive, then Spencer is still in pain, but it’s comfort, at least. Derek’s taking one of Tobias’ bibles off the shelf before he even realises he’s doing it, opening it without knowing what he’s looking for. He only occasionally believes in God these days and trusts him even more infrequently, so he doubts he’s searching for comfort. Maybe somewhere deep down, the eight-year-old who hasn’t yet seen his father die is still alive and still believes, and still remembers that Genesis 23:4 is not about narcissism because that’s the verse he opens the book to, and his stomach drops to the floor.

OR: in which the team takes just a little too long to figure out the message spencer is leaving them in georgia. derek takes it poorly.

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“now that superwoman is on the case, you don’t need me huh?”

death is promised to the bee

Her shoulders hitch, but no tears form. She could run, but the team will search for her. And so will Ian. And when their paths cross, he will kill them. There are no good options. Emily never should have kidded herself into thinking she could have a happy life with people she cared for and who cared for her in turn. She was never meant for it. Her team is damned for the crime of loving her. Unless.

OR: in which emily decides the best way to keep her family safe from doyle is to remove herself from their lives. permanently.

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for @tobias-hankel's pre-whumptober challenge:

Main Whump-ed Character: Emily Prentiss Bad Thing: Suicide/Attempted Suicide Bad Person: Self One Line Prompt: "But I... I had just seen her. She gave me her... her bracelet."

CRIMINAL MINDS — “RUN” (7x24)

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Agent Rossi, why did you retire?