Criminal Minds Fanfiction
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What is Criminal Minds fanfiction?
Criminal Minds fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Criminal Minds universe. With over 62,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Criminal Minds is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Spencer Reid, Derek Morgan, Aaron Hotchner, Emily Prentiss, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Criminal Minds Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Criminal Minds stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
meeting strangers
by starkeeper
They were strangers. Friends. Colleagues. Lovers. Partners. But love was just a word. What united them was so much bigger. (collection of oneshots and shorter multi chapter fics following the same characters, varying ratings&genres, can be read as a whole or just in parts)
SESSIONS
by baunitchief (emeryazure)
Two years sober. But Emily’s sobriety is grip strength, and the grip is slipping. Meanwhile JJ’s drowning quietly in her own way. A way she’s never spoken out loud. A recovery story that may know the cause but can’t cure anyone. sequel to “playing with fire”
Drunken confessions
by Sharksister
You and Spencer have been secretly dating. An unlocked phone on a girls night out leads to confessions.
Late Night - Good Company
by AstronamieWrites
After a disastrous, painfully awkward date with Beth, Hotch is stranded in a foul mood in his empty office. Everyone knows to steer clear…except Spencer Reid. What starts as an offer of quiet company quickly dissolves into hours of effortless conversation, making Hotch realize that true chemistry do
we learned the right steps to difference dances
by unitchiefprentiss
Emily takes a tiny sip of wine, the usual comfort it brought her was replaced by something sour in her gut. She doesn't hate Tara, she never could. She still loves her, she knows that as surely as she knows her own name, but this isn't working. It's not what either of them want Violet to think a mar
The Desert Heat
by sergiolover
JJ gets called to the State Department. How will Emily and their kids cope with the new changes in their family? Follow along the J-P family as they face new difficulties together. This can be read on its own, or part of the series! Enjoy!
THE BET
by The_Hunts
Aaron had known for a long time that Emily had shitty ideas... but this level?It was meant to finish them both off.And they weren't ready at all.
The Seeds We Sow
by Calamityjim
When a cop's deal with the devil expires the team finds themselves a decade behind a killer that didn't need the head start. Aaron's warpath to catch the killer who got away isn't without casualties though, and Ed is struggling to remember he isn't a twelve year old kid in Mustang's command. CM ep
Longing. Homecoming. Blackbird.
by baunitchief (emeryazure)
They made JJ into Captain America — the face of a war she never got to fight the way she wanted, married to a man for the cameras, mourning a woman she can never say she loved. Five years after she lost Emily Prentiss to a river, the truth starts surfacing: the agency that made her is rotten to its
8:05 and counting
by Emereis
Aaron Hotchner: Unit Chief, Supervisory Special Agent, fifteen years in the BAU, stared down killers for a living. Current problem: his new tech analyst fills her water bottle at 8:05 every morning and he has noticed this exactly twenty-three times and he would very much like to stop.
May Flowers
by Highway58
A year after an unexpected Heat sent Morgan and Reid crashing together in more ways than one, Spencer finds himself yearning to reach the next level in their relationship. Derek is right there with him. The one where Alpha Spencer and Omega Derek decide to make a baby.
The Dragon Prince Prequel Version Two
by Believer
This is where Dave known originally as Taavit escapes to earth after the attack on the throne room of his home realm. Dave then runs into Dana at a grill in San Francisco in 1899 and immediately realizes she is his mate. Will they get together? Please read and review!
SSA Pandora
by Skalder (Little_Ghoast)
The BAU team were stuck, they were thoroughly stuck on the case and didn't know where else to turn when help was dropped into their lap, courtesy of someone calling themself 'Pandora'. With help from this stranger they managed to solve the case and a meeting was soon set up. When they met Pandora th
Professor Prentiss
by frogwithahat
Emily loves her team, they're her family. And Mateo, her new son after her dearly departed Sergio, keeps her house from being completely barren. But they don't fulfill her personal desires. She's sick of hookups and situation-ships, and finding time to date is hard with her work life. What happens w
Top Harry Sagas: Second Edition
by cozymonster
Top! Harry Potter stories stretched across whatever fandom I happen to stumble and trip head-first in.
The Nearness of You
by vanilla_almond_latte (futureperfect)
Penelope has a key to Spencer's apartment for emergencies.This is not an emergency. This is the beginning of a slightly more complicated week.
special
by callisto_m
When the headaches just started, he didn’t give it much thought. They just came back home after four long, busy days in a small town in Nebraska, investigating a series of religion based murders. He could faintly hear Aaron and Jack talking downstairs, so he definitely slept longer than he usually d
The Space Between
by Rose_99
One year after Will's death, JJ finally feels like she's finding solid ground again—until Emily Prentiss starts pulling away without a word. Missed dinners, empty seats, and quiet excuses slowly replace a friendship that had always felt unbreakable. As JJ searches for answers, she never imagines the
Just Give Me A Reason
by BadWolf1271
After being attacked by Billy Flynn, Spencer and Lily begin to pick up the pieces of their life, but it only seems to crumble around them. Is their home made of bricks, or will the straw be blown away with both of them in it?
Monsters That Hide In The Shadows
by Adorable_Wolf
When Foyet attacks Hotch his MO changes. Leaving Hotch confused and trys to isolate himself from Emily, but she doesn't let him go that easily. Foyet goes into hiding but when he resurfaces he changes the lives off Aaron and Emily forever. Alternative Foyet Arc I will try add to the tags when needed
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Popular Criminal Minds Ships
ReidMorgan
Spencer Reid/Derek Morgan
FBI profilers Spencer Reid and Derek Morgan, whose complementary skills and protective friendship anchor the BAU team dynamic.
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HotchReid
Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid
Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner and genius profiler Spencer Reid, whose professional mentorship masks deeper emotional understanding.
25,000 works →
Jemily
Jennifer Jareau/Emily Prentiss
BAU agents Jennifer Jareau and Emily Prentiss, whose strong friendship and mutual support became a fan-favorite relationship.
30,000 works →
Ralvez
Spencer Reid/Luke Alvez
The fugitive-hunter who joined the BAU and immediately oriented himself around its resident genius — visiting Reid in prison, recruiting his help training Roxy the dog, absorbing every brush-off with a grin. Late-seasons Criminal Minds quietly built the fandom's favorite new dynamic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Criminal Minds fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 62,000 Criminal Minds fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Criminal Minds ships?
Popular Criminal Minds pairings include ReidMorgan, HotchReid, Jemily. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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