Best Spencer Reid Whump Fanfics
The best whump fanfiction featuring Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds) on AO3, curated by popularity. Whump strips a strong character down to vulnerability, and readers are drawn to what suffering reveals: who comes for them, who holds them up, and how they endure.
Top Spencer Reid Whump Fic Recs
3 whump fics featuring Spencer Reid, followed by other top-rated stories.
Unseen Chains
Whumpby Bella_Biohazard · Ralvez
A twist on Spencer’s final days in prison. After being released from solitary confinement, Spencer finds himself being beaten into a coma by other inmates which leaves him with a traumatic brain injury. The team have to help him navigate through this new reality of profound disability, whilst he and
A Permanent Solution
Whumpby Bella_Biohazard · Ralvez
Spencer has been released from prison and he's so done with everything that he makes the rash decision to try and end his life. However, one member of the team isn't going to let him do that so easily. I started this a long time ago but hit a wall with it.
Breakaway
Whumpby Juiceofthepineapple · ReidMorgan
What appears to be a routine case turns out to be anything but when several agents get caught in the crossfire of the case
Evidently Unaware
by travelinthedark · HotchReid
“So,” Reid says, eyeing Hotch warily, “I’m going to leave you here to freak out as you slowly realize that we’ve been dating for a while and you just didn’t know it.” Featuring oblivious!Hotch and aggressive!Reid.
Chain Reaction
by EloquentDossier · HotchReid
"(Mon 12:20 pm)Which is why you text the stranger instead of talk to coworkers. (Mon 12:20 pm)Yes.(Mon 12:28 pm)Is that weird?"xxxA dialogue-only AU in which Hotch texts what he thinks is Rossi's new number but is actually the slightly eccentric stranger whom Hotch knows only as "Spencer." What fol
Roommates
by Tifer14 · HotchReid
When Spencer Reid finds out his boss is living at the Holiday Inn, he offers him a place to stay. He didn't know it would be a long term thing.
Bright
by EloquentDossier · HotchReid
"There were several things in Aaron Hotchner's life that had never made sense to him. He didn't understand why nearly everyone in his family (minus his son Jack) couldn't quite fathom why he felt drawn to the BAU. He didn't get how so many people in the world had such depraved mindsets. And he wa
The Secret Marriage
by blythechild · HotchReid
Hotch has a new ring, Reid has a new tattoo, and everyone is wondering about everyone else's secrets. This is a work of fanfiction and as such I do not claim ownership over any of the characters herein. It was created as a personal amusement. This story is suitable for all audiences.
Correspondence
by KatyTheInspiredWorkaholic · HotchReid
An AU where Reid never joined the FBI, but got roped into consulting for the LA field office while working and teaching at Caltech. Hotch gets his email referred from a fellow agent, and they start to work on cases together -- until they start talking on a regular basis.Regular becomes frequent, fre
The Secret Omega
by Tifer14 · HotchReid
“Confess!” Raphael compelled him but Spencer kept his mouth shut. He could feel the suppressant wearing off. The dilaudid also seemed to be having an interesting reaction either with the drug or his biology and he had the distinctive feeling that he was about to go into heat. “Choose one of your tea
FMK Gone Wrong
by howshouldipresume · HotchReid
Panicking, Reid went on. “I was just speculating, a hypothesis, unconfirmed, like you all. Wasn’t that the point of the game? I’m pretty sure that was the point of the game.” He adamantly ignored the flush rising on his cheeks.Emily’s eyes narrowed. “You said ‘he’s actually more talkative than you’d
5 Mandatory Events at the FBI Regional Training Seminar
by travelinthedark · HotchReid
“Hey guys!” Jeff’s voice is just as upbeat as it was when he was telling the entire conference room about the wonders of community stewardship and his volunteer work as a ‘Big Brother.’ It’s also just as loud, and Hotch wonders if the guy realizes he doesn’t have to shout at people who are less than
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Spencer Reid in Whump Fanfiction
Spencer Reid — The BAU's boy genius with an eidetic memory, three doctorates, and a reading speed of 20,000 words per minute. Fandom adores his rambling statistics, his vulnerability, and how often canon puts him in danger.
Whump — Fic that puts a character through sustained physical or emotional punishment — injury, capture, fever, collapse — with loving attention to their suffering and, usually, to the people who tend them afterward. The pain is the point, and the tag is the warning.
Whump strips a strong character down to vulnerability, and readers are drawn to what suffering reveals: who comes for them, who holds them up, and how they endure. Spencer Reid's (also known as Dr. Reid, Pretty Boy) role in Criminal Minds makes them a natural fit for whump storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Criminal Minds fanfiction.
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