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[imagining-in-the-margins]

Wedding Challenge Fic Masterlist

Hey everyone! I want to start by saying thank you so much to everyone who participated - it was so much fun to write alongside you all, and I can’t wait to share everyone’s hard work.

So without further ado, here are the entries for the Wedding Challenge!

Spencer/Reader

The Perfect Plan by @imagining-in-the-margins: [SFW, GN] Reader has a question for Spencer, but things don’t go according to plan.

Forever Has a Nice Ring to It by @foxy-eva: [SFW, Fem] Spencer Reid has a hard time talking about his feelings. When he finally finds the courage to express his love for his girlfriend, both of them realize that forever has a nice ring to it.

Speak Now by @mxacegrey: [SFW, GN] “Speak now or forever hold your peace.”

To Have and To Hold by @imagining-in-the-margins: [NSFW, Fem] Reader is trying to save her marriage, but Spencer seems resigned to its failure.

Moral of the Story  (Part 1, Part 2,Part 3) by @imagining-in-the-margins: [Pts. 1&3 SFW, Fem] Spencer has a surprise for you on the night before you two get married.

You Know My Heart by @fortheloveofwonderland: [NSFW] Reader has been in love with playboy Spencer Reid for ten long years. But when you get engaged, he suddenly has to stop the wedding at any cost.

Hotch/Reader

Ring Mayhem by @mxacegrey: [SFW, GN] Jack is the ringbearer and he informs the bride/groom that he’s lost the ring… a couple hours before the wedding.

Emily/Reader

Marry Me by @leahseclipse: [SFW, Fem] A car crash turns everything into a nightmare.

(Un)dressing Room by @foxy-eva: [NSFW, Fem] Emily and her fiancé go wedding dress shopping and make good use of the proximity in the dressing room. 

Alex/Reader

Honeymoon Suite by @foxy-eva: [NSFW, Fem] Alex and her wife find the best way to start their honeymoon.

Garvez

At Sunset by @darcyfangirlsfrequently (AO3): [SFW] Luke pops the question.

At Last, I Do by @darcyfangirlsfrequently (AO3): [SFW] Luke and Penelope get married.

What Happens in Vegas... Certainly Does Not Stay There by @darcyfangirlsfrequently: [SFW] After a crazy night out in Vegas, the couple wakes up with rings on their fingers and a certificate that proves the impossible.

Jemily

Au Revoir by @writingquillsandpainpills: [SFW] Who knew a careless "Bonjour" would lead to the most painful "Au revoir?"

Temily

The Road Ahead by @gaelic-symphony: [SFW] Emily and Tara hit the road for a weekend getaway at Rossi’s vacation house on the Eastern Shore.

Two Weddings by @gaelic-symphony (AO3): [SFW] Reflections on what could have been as JJ and Emily get married in Rossi’s backyard—eight years apart from each other.

Anniversary by @foxy-eva: [NSFW] Emily plans a special surprise for Tara on their first wedding anniversary.

Moreid

Mystery of Love by @tobias-hankel: [NSFW] Spencer knew one thing for sure, they wanted to marry Derek Morgan. Everything else was a mystery.

Hotchreid

White Lace Garter by goobzoop (AO3): [NSFW] Aaron and Spencer's wedding day is finally here and Spencer is so ready to lose his virginity.

Spencer/Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Marry Me to the Blue Sky by Chaotic_Librarian (AO3): [NSFW] Spencer got married while in Las Vegas, and the team was sure he was there to visit his mother. But instead, Spencer returns with a ring on his finger.

Thank you everyone! Keep an eye out for the next challenge, which is hopefully coming soon!

[missmitchieg]

*squints* Why am I suddenly craving to read a Garvez fwb to lovers fic?

[dungeons-are-too-cold]

Penelope's Birthday: The (Very Early) Morning

Summary: Summary: Garcia is VERY excited to celebrate her first birthday with her boyfriend Luke Alvez, and he’s struggling to keep up.

Warnings: mentions of food

Author's note: Hey!!! This is the first part of a three part garvez series that i have literally been writing for so long. It started as something i was writing for @ofwilliamandwalter 's birthday writing challenge, but then i started my school semester and life kinda got in the way, but its finally getting on its feet!!! So part one is dedicated to Emmy as the most belated happy birthday ever lol.

Read on AO3 here!

"CELEBRATE ME! TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!" Penelope practically screamed.

"It's four in the morning."

"Yeah! I was born at four in the morning!" She prodded her sleepy boyfriend, Luke, until he finally stirred and sat up.

“Well then happy birthday, chica,” he whispered into her forehead as he placed a gentle kiss along her hair line. At his attempt to snuggle back into her she just sat there expectantly, like she was waiting for something to happen.

“Do you wanna get up now and have coffee? Or do you want to go back to sleep?”

“Oh, my sweet boy, how can I sleep on a day like this?”

“Fair enough, I’ll put the pot on.” Luke dragged himself out of bed and slipped on the closest pajama pants he could get his hands on. Penelope excitedly wiggled as Luke plodded off to the kitchen. “Why don’t you get in the shower, Pen,” he called back. “I need some time, but I’ll be ready by the time you get out, okay?” She agreed and sped off to the shower. “And take your time!” he called after her.

The second she disappeared behind the bathroom door, Luke sprinted to his car out front. He hadn’t planned for Penelope to wake up this early, so he was slightly behind schedule with his birthday plans and desperate to get it all done before she got out. Personally, he wasn’t much of a birthday guy. Luke never really celebrated his birthday, especially as an adult, but he knew that it was an important day for Penelope, so he was willing to try. This was their first birthday as a couple, and he wanted to make his girl feel special.

When he reached his car, bolting down three flights of stairs to get there, a helium tank, several packages of balloons, and a large canvas banner greeted him in the trunk. Being the macho man that he was, Luke attempted to gather and carry everything all at the same time back to his apartment. He didn’t want to waste any time.

The rest of the morning was spent blowing up sparkly balloons and hanging streamers. In between all the decorating, he was cutting strawberries, flipping pancakes, and gathering all the toppings for breakfast. He even broke a sweat desperately trying to tie the balloons to Penelope’s breakfast chair.

When she finally walked into the living room, wrapped in her robe, Luke was perched delicately on a step ladder tacking up the banner. Everything was slightly a mess. Some stray balloons had floated up to the ceiling, and a roll of streamers had rolled all the way across the room, unraveling as it went, but a large spread of pancakes with strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup was laid out perfectly on the table.

“There was supposed to be more, but I didn’t expect you up this early.” He nearly took a spill off the stool when he turned to look at her entering the space. Quickly he finished hanging the sign and stepped down to place a gentle kiss on his girlfriend’s forehead.

“So, what do you think?” he said, gesturing to the decorations he had haphazardly thrown up in the last half hour. The sign was crooked on the wall, and the letters were messy where the paint hadn’t quite dried before he shoved it in his car yesterday, but he beamed up at his work, hoping she would love it. Penelope’s eyes were trained on the breakfast table, though.

“I think I need you to feed me one of those strawberries dipped in that chocolate syrup.” Luke felt slightly defeated. Despite the appearance, he had worked really hard on the sign and balloons. Her sweet tooth always won out against anything else.

“Well then, sit down in your special birthday chair and I’ll get to it.” He pulled out the chair with the balloons, accidentally dislodging a few of them. “The stupid ribbon won’t stay tied,” he said dejectedly. At the last minute he had decided to staple them to the back of the chair, but it was less than successful. She didn’t seem to mind though. She quickly took her seat and squealed with excitement.

“I can’t believe I get my own special birthday chair! I love it, Lukey,” she said just before he swiped a strawberry in chocolate and placed it on her lips. A grateful moan escaped as she took a bite. “This is perfect. I can’t wait to see what else you have planned.”

To be honest, it wasn’t much. Luke had wanted to plan a surprise party for Penelope at her favorite bar, considering how much she loved her birthday. However, when he talked to Emily for help, she informed him that Penelope had already asked about planning her own surprise party. Of course Penelope was planning her own party; that was so her. There was no way she would leave something as important as her birthday party up to chance. Still, Luke was doing his best to help, but the main task he was given by Emily was to keep Penny away from the office and from the bar.

It shouldn’t have been as difficult a task as it was turning out to be. Hoping she would be asleep for much longer than she was, all he had planned was late breakfast and dinner, in-between which he wanted to take her to see the butterfly pavilion at the Smithsonian and spend some time in the pollinator garden. She loved all the flowers this time of year, and despite living in DC for years, she had never been to the Smithsonian. However, when he was thinking about a late breakfast, he was thinking closer to noon. It was very much not noon.

As the two of them finished up breakfast around 6am, he shooed Penelope off so he could clean up. Again, the second she was gone, Luke went into a panic. Needing some help, he called the only person he knew would be up.

“Matt!” he whispered into the phone

“Who is this?” Matt responded groggily. Clearly, he had not been awake before the phone call.

“Matt, it’s Luke.”

“Why are you calling me? It’s 6am dude.”

“I figured you were already up. Don’t your kids have soccer Saturday mornings?”

“They don’t this weekend, their coach got sick. I was happily asleep until you called. What’s so urgent?”

“Penelope is up. Like not just awake but like up-up. She wants to know what I have planned, and honestly? I don’t have enough plans to fill a whole day!” Luke was pacing around the kitchen, phone sandwiched in between his ear and his shoulder as he frantically cleaned up the mess. He could hear Matt shift and Kristy wake up in the background.

“Who are you talking to?”

“It’s Luke, Penelope is already up.”

“Shit that’s bad” Luke heard Kristy shift in the blankets as well.

Both of them were in on the surprise party later. Matt had even helped Luke make his plans for the day considering how many birthdays he had spent with his wife at that point. Hearing two seasoned birthday pros say that this was bad definitely put Luke on edge. What was he going to do?

“Babe, close your ears because I’m about to give Luke my all-time best kept significant other secret and I want to make sure it will still work on you later.” Matt said.

“Totally not ruining the magic, Matt. I’m going to put on coffee” she said. Luke could hear her close the door through the phone and Matt resumed his birthday coaching.

“Okay. This has consistently worked on Kristy, so I think Penelope won’t be the wiser. Basically, all you have to do is have Penelope guess what your plans are, and as soon as she says something she seems excited enough about that’s doable, you just tell her yes! She’ll be excited that she guessed it, and you already know it’s something she was thinking about, and you didn’t even have to plan anything yourself. You can adjust everything as needed but I’m telling you, it works every time.”

“You are a lifesaver! Penelope is coming back out, gotta go but thank you again!”

Luke practically slammed his phone down on the table as he started the dishes. It seemed simple enough. He could do the gardens and butterfly pavilion first before lunch, and then see where the day takes them. Shit, now he had to think about lunch too. He didn’t even know how to dress anymore, suddenly realizing he was still in his pajamas. What do you wear to whatever Penelope had in mind? It was going to be a long day.

Penelope emerged from the bathroom and snaked her arms around Luke’s waist as he dried the pans. Her hair was up, and her makeup done, but she was still in just her underwear and robe. Her hands grazed up and down his skin as she laid her head on his back.

“You doing okay back there?” he joked.

“Yeah, just happy to wake up with you. And on my birthday no less.”

As much as he loved when Penelope was this sweet, he knew it was because she had high expectations for what was to come, and he was terrified of disappointing her.

AHHHHH Okay I am so happy to get this out finally. Please let me know what you think so far!!!!! make your guesses about what you think is gonna happen too!!!!! I'd love to heare your thoughts.

Thank you to @snailsandpuppy-dogtails and @darcyfangirlsfrequently for reading for me before I posted!!!

Reblogs and comments are always appreciated!!!

[okimargarvez]

[Wrecked, Imagine Dragons]

Music stuff

[church-of-lilith]

guys i love penelope & luke as much as the next person but it really doesn’t seem like they’re planning on throughly addressing their almost-date(?)

go with me on this though; what if the show finally gives us canon queer penelope garcia?

I know it’s something kirsten has talked about (confirmed?) in the past and maybe it’s finally time to get some actual lgbtq+ rep in criminal minds after years of us having to make it ourselves.

[darcyfangirlsfrequently]

Okay, so thoughts on the trailer:

It seems very Tara-heavy. I wasn't expecting it, but I am DEFINITELY not complaining.

The camera shots are fucking… stunning. I love it.

Rossi is being super fucking hard on himself and I'm starting to wonder if Krystall's death (because I am certain it's a thing) ISN'T in fact covid related.

Emily trying to comfort Rossi gives the same vibes as when she did the same thing during the Everett Lynch arc.

"Do you need my username or password?" (Are you fucking kidding me glare) *raises hands in surrender* EVERYTHING TO ME

Luke's little dance at the table at the end. Was that Luke or Adam? I have no idea. It was probably Adam but I'm hoping it's Luke.

Okay and now separate section for my Garvez thoughts because obviously

@snailsandpuppy-dogtails IT'S NOT A DREAM SEQUENCE

Unfortunately it doesn't look like they're living together… but maybe he was just surprising her because she wasn't expecting him home so soon??? This is a Darcy Garvez Conspiracy Theory Because She Wants Canon Garvez at its finest

I'm STUNNED that it was idea for her to come back. That is the absolute opposite of what I was expecting. The Luke-JJ exchange has been swapped in every version I've ever imagined.

HIS SMILE WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR!!! I SAID I'D BE HAPPY WITH A GARVEZ SMILE AND I GOT IT!!!

THE SHOULDER SLAP. OH MY GOD I'M IN LOVE.

"I hate how easy it is for me to pick this back up!" Could that be the line leading up to this picture? Bc of how upset he is?

I am unfortunately now once again worried they won't still be together. I'm worried that maybe they became really good friends over the course of the Pandemic and that's why Adam said what he said but I'm holding on to hope and this picture

I just need them to be together and happy. That is all.

[parisian-nicole]

Another manip I made in Photoshop. My imagining of GarVez strolling barefoot along the beach 😍

I have horrible writer's laziness (no it's not a block at all) I just have found no desire to write on my GarVez fics at this time. So, photoshopping images and creating mini GarVez moments/stories from them has been my jam lately, and what has sustained me.

I think my issue is some sort of anxiety thinking about what the writers have in store for us in season 17, concerning GarVez. The disappointment and at times anger that I felt toward how they treated GarVez last season was really so palpable for me (and still is).

Here's hoping the CME writers wake the *BLEEP!* up and finally give us GarVez in a true blue, will-they-won't-they-free and Tyler-free 'romantic' relationship!

*As always, I made this fanart for entertainment purposes only*

[thetricktoholdingon]

At this point I actually wish that the reboot never existed. The great thing about the end of season 15 was that we could imagine what happened to Garvez and write the rest of their story in our heads, without the writers messing with them. Same with the rest of the characters. I was really excited for the reboot because I genuinely thought that Garvez was going to be in a relationship and we'd get to find out what they've been up to the past couple years and it's been really disappointing and underwhelming.

[damnhotmsimmons]

About Tyler Green...

I have a possible theory regarding Tyler Green in the rest of season 16

warning, Spoilers below

 I have a theory that Tyler Green might be killed by Elias Voit before the season finale. Here are my reasons:

Killing off a main character is too risky, and I doubt the writers are willing to do that. That said, with the recurring cast, it’s a whole other story. 

Not counting unsubs, CM has a track record of killing off secondary characters, whether they’re loved ones (Haley, Maeve) or allies (Strauss, Phil, Kate Joyner) to the BAU. Since Tyler has a significant role in the Sicarius storyline, this puts him at risk

Go back to the previous thought, it’s clear CM has a bad habit of putting the BAU’s loved ones in danger or kill them off. Since Tyler is supposedly a potential love interest for Garcia, this also makes him a target. That said, his death would devastate Garcia and put her in more emotional pain

After 16x06, Tyler is now a free man, except he knows that his sister Alison is actually dead and he got into a brawl which Garcia had to bail him out. This leaves him in a vulnerable state and even with Garcia’s attempts to calm him down and not do something reckless, his survivor’s guilt and trauma will push him into attempting to get revenge on Sicarius to avenge his sister’s death, which won’t end well for him

Considering that the writers paired him with Garcia in 16x06 (yuck), by killing off Tyler, it raises the stakes in the season and makes way for the climax in the Sicarius storyline. Tyler’s death would leave another devastating impact on Garcia and make her determined to stop Sicarius/Elias once and for all

With the show being renewed for season 17, I can’t imagine Tyler sticking around for long. Storywise, there’s no reason for him to stay unless he has a pivotal role and with Greencia, the relationship won’t last as it was so sudden due to the trauma bonding and Tyler having a lot of emotional baggage, which would add some friction to their (already) doomed relationship especially when Garcia has put more care into her mental health 

Elias is known for tying up loose ends and covering his tracks, ensuring that he is never caught. He also knows when certain potential targets are too risky (like why he warns JJ and Luke to leave the storage unit) and how certain acquaintances can compromise his cover, like killing Benjamin after outliving his usefulness. Now that Tyler is free, he becomes an obstacle for Elias and his attempts to go underground and avoid detection since Tyler is heavily driven to find his sister’s killer. It’s possible Tyler is more likely to encounter Elias up close before the BAU, and would be killed in order for Elias to maintain his cover

Tyler’s death would be a potential downfall for Elias given his close ties to Garcia and the BAU and his death will alert Garcia 

Tyler’s death could possibly play a role with Garvez. How? I’m not sure since the writers are inconsistent with them

This is just a theory/prediction, whether this actually happens, I don’t know (I’ll be shocked if this does come true). Feel free to add some thoughts to this

Tagging: @snailsandpuppy-dogtails, @marvelfanlife, @rewrotethestars, @penelopeminded, @unitchiefs-blackbirdphoenix, @blackbird-brewster, @jacquiebethelina44, @ally-drabbles

[hotchbian]

criminal minds Q&A (Qs from @/concretemercy on twitter)

who’s your favourite character? hotch, emily and spencer are my big 3 but if i had to choose between them.. i think hotch

which season is your favourite? early seasons >>>>> but more specifically i think season 4! although 3 and 5 are close too, that whole era has some of the most interesting cases and as devastating as it is i love the focus on hotch’s home life both pre and post haley’s death

who (in your opinion) is the most underrated character? i��m not mega attached to any of the characters who filled emily’s place in the seasons she was away but i did rly like kate callahan!! i’m surprised she’s not talked about more, she’s such a cool character imo and her storyline with her niece is also underrated!

who (in your opinion) is the most overrated character? this is a hard one but i think i’d have to say rossi? there’s several reasons why i dislike him a bit compared to other characters but he just felt like quite a step down from gideon and i just feel like his personality and backstory have less substance and are less interesting compared to the others’?

who’s your favourite cast member? SOOO difficult i love them all 😭 i think thomas’s acting skills are seriously underrated, i rly don’t believe many actors can achieve the duality between hotch and david from love and human remains as successfully as thomas does,, equally i loveee paget she’s such a sweet incredible soul 🫶 also bonus: aubrey plaza one of my #1 celeb crushes 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 she plays cat so well 😫

if you could change one thing in a plot what would it be? rossi being canon racist in his youth.. but if we’re talking more major (?) plot points i think maeve’s death - everyone agrees spencer suffers by far the most trauma throughout the years and i think it would’ve been nice for maeve to have survived and for her and spencer’s relationship to have progressed further, just to add a little sprinkle of consistent joy into his life :(

your favourite canonical ship? does garvez count as canon or not.. bc it is in my mind

your favourite non-canonical ship? i’m not much of a shipper i think bc the team feels like such a found-family i cant imagine their relationships to be anything other than platonic but.. i might go niche and say elle x emily (ellily? emme? emelle? idk) bc i think if they ever met emily would have the maddest crush on her lmao (i need them to meet, pls let them meet one day 😫)

favourite episode? again crazy difficult but i have to say 100.. literally not a day goes by where i don’t think about that episode, it’s television and acting perfection (thomas being the most talented actor ever strikes again) bonus #2: seven seconds (the one where the aunt is the unsub of the girl that goes missing in the mall) is also perfection, the tension throughout it is insane, i could write essays about it

favourite quote? the scene where hotch and will are talking about a victim who was the will’s closeted co-worker and will says “icb he flew hundred of miles to be someone else” and hotch replies “no he flew hundreds of miles to be himself” 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 hotch my little ally

why did you start watching the show? one of my school friends loved it and convinced me to watch it bc a family friend had given us her prime video log in but i only got through season 1 until i got logged out so i went two years without watching it until i subscribed to disney+ at the start of this year and picked up where i left off

have you watched criminal minds more than once? i finished my first watch-through a month ago and i went straight into rewatching it all the next day! so i’m currently at s3 on my first rewatch :)

what is the most heartbreaking scene from the show? the entirety of 100 is the obvious answer for me but also when derek faces his abuser (both times) and ofc “he was alive yesterday?”.. mgg your directing destroys me

favourite scene? too many.. any moments between hotch and jack, jj’s wedding, emily’s return from death, derek telling spencer that hank’s middle name is spencer ❤️‍🩹

when did you start watching the show? watched s1 in late 2020/early 2021, had a two year break and picked it back up in early 2023

favourite cast photo? my bffs 🤭

17. have you watched the spin offs? cm: evolution (if that counts as a spin off?) yes, the others no, i was planning on watching beyond borders but it’s not top of my watchlist priorities

18. who’s the best unsub? cat.. i feel so evil for loving her (that’s just what aubrey plaza does to me ig)

19. what was the most terrifying case? the only case i’ve been so genuinely scared of i’ve had to look away from my screen is the capilanos (the mgg directed killer clown episode), but i also love that ep bc spencer mentions a village near my hometown lmao

20. whose death was the hardest to watch? haley’s ofc and maeve’s

21. is there a character you can’t stand? when he was first introduced i didn’t like will and i was like.. why would jj like him of all ppl (i think i just found his accent and bad flirting annoying 😭) BUT i love them together now, they’re rly cute especially in s16

this took way longer than i expected 😭

[captainstressed]

first fic in getting on for a year and i gotta say im pretty stoked about it!

Fandom: Criminal Minds (Evolution) Word count: 2,399 Pairing: Garvez (Alvez x Garcia) Genre: Hurt/comfort fix it of sorts for the most recent episode 16x06 True Conviction

general spoiler warning for the episode. note: tyler green doesn't exist in the universe of this fic

read it on ao3 or below the cut

Endgame.

Staying behind whilst her team, her family, went out to face the big bad never got easier. It had been one of the many reasons why she had made the decision to leave the BAU. Penelope would never not worry about her loved ones, but having a front row seat to almost every life threatening situation they encountered had taken its toll on her over the years.

She and Luke had what some might call a complicated relationship. Complicated wasn’t necessarily a word that he would use and relationship wasn’t what Penelope herself would necessarily call whatever they were but alas. They had been on one date, it had been shortly after she left the FBI and it had never gone anywhere. Who’s fault had that been? Nobodies. It had been a mutual decision that they worked better as friends.

Truth be told, a truth Penelope had kept to herself, was that she wanted nothing more than to be more than friends with Luke Alvez, had wanted such long before their singular date.

But.

There was always a but.

It was one thing to deal with the fear that came with knowing those she cared about were in danger, she couldn’t begin to imagine the pain in her heart if one of those people were her person.

So that had been that. Penelope had spent the three years since leaving; healing, creating and making a difference in a way that didn’t require her to come face to face with death and violence on a daily basis.

Something that hadn’t changed however, more so had been locked away for the sake of her heart and sanity, were her feelings for Luke. They withstood the test of time, despite her own deniability. She had been able to convince herself that these feelings were no different from those she shared for the others like JJ and Emily, this was until the explosion.

—

Her heart dropped at the mention of a bomb and when the feed on both Luke and JJ’s body cam’s dropped, static filling the screens, Penelope might have forgotten how to breathe for a moment or two.

Everyone fell into action but Penelope found herself frozen in place for what felt like an eternity yet couldn’t have been more than a handful of seconds. She was overcome with fear, not only at the prospect of potentially losing two of the most important people in her life, but also that she would lose one of said people without having ever been truly honest with him, or herself.

There wasn’t time for whatever epiphany slash freak out her mind was steering her towards, she could and would deal with her complicated feelings when both of her friends were back safe and preferably in her arms.

—

Both JJ and Luke were fine, the blast had left them bruised but otherwise no worse for wear. They were fine. Luke was fine. So why was Penelope’s mind still racing a mile a minute? What if scenarios plaguing her like a waking nightmare.

She had busied herself until the moment Emily had messaged to let her know they were back, her heart aching with relief as well as the lingering fear of what could have been. Pulling them both into a tight albeit brief hug, she sent thanks to whoever or whatever had been looking out for them. Tears she had failed to keep at bay since the blast threatened to fall once more, but there was still so much work to be done and she knew that, so she let them go. There would be time for a real reunion later, they were okay and that was all that mattered.

Penelope fled to her office after that, determined to distract herself with the case and other not so niceties she had not too long ago thought she had put behind her. She still wasn’t entirely sure how she felt about being back, even though she wasn’t technically officially back. Leaving the BAU had been such a big step and ultimately had changed her for the better, but she still missed it sometimes and couldn’t deny that being back kind of felt like coming home.

—

The team filtered in and out of her office throughout the day with case related queries, but she hadn’t seen Luke. They were all busy trying to track down this Sicarius and truth be told she wasn’t entirely sure she was ready to see him. It was easier to put on a front when around the others, to welcome him back with a light quip when all she really wanted was for him to hold her and never let her go.

Penelope had managed to shuffle her worries for Luke from the forefront of her mind (now second only to searching for Sicarius but it was progress), she was also on god only knows what number coffee of the day so at least when the others commented on her trembling hands she could blame it on the caffeine.

She spun in her chair at the same moment the door opened, empty mug in hand and intent on getting another coffee.

Luke.

That weird feeling she had been trying to ignore stirred in the pit of her stomach once more, she knew he was still around (and by all gods was she glad he was still around) but she hadn’t had time to process nearly losing him and there was work to do, which is why she hadn’t left her cave aside from quick dashes to the coffee machine.

She was staring, something she realised too late. Luke had his usual boyish smile which tilted into a faint smirk as he ventured further into her space.

“Everything alright?”

His tone was light and slightly amused and Penelope wanted nothing more than to wipe away his smile with her usual sarcasm but she couldn’t, instead spinning back in her chair to place her cup back down and only half pretending to go back to work.

Luke’s smile did waver a little and a small frown creased his brow, he approached her desk with mild caution as a self proclaimed seasoned pro at knowing when and when not to poke the bear so to speak.

“Are you ok?”

Penelope’s fingers paused on the keyboard in front of her, she took a moment to consider his question before turning towards him with a look of incredibility.

“Me? You’re the one that almost died!”

Her voice sounded slightly frantic and quite frankly she was. How could he be asking her if she’s ok? 

Luke gave pause, taking her words into consideration before speaking, something which he probably should have taken a few more moments to think about before opening his mouth.

“Are you mad at me?”

Amusement was back in his tone, he was trying to keep things light but Penelope couldn’t deal with light, she’d been carrying the almost unbearable weight of worry and guilt from the moment the bomb went off.

She held his gaze until she felt a lump rise in her throat, the last thing she wanted to do was cry in front of him and there was so much going on that this really wasn’t the time for it. Refusing to blink in case a damn stray tear betrayed her, she swallowed and silently turned back to her screen instead.

Any hope she had of Luke leaving her to it were quickly quashed as she saw him approaching in the reflection of one of her monitors. He reached out and put a hand on the back of her chair but made no effort to turn her back to face him.

“Hey, i’m sorry.”

Penelope was painfully aware of how close they were, she took a breath and hoped it didn’t sound as shaky as it felt. She didn’t trust her voice and as much as she didn’t want Luke to see her like this, she also didn’t want him to go either.

“Will you look at me, please?”

A sigh passed his lips, not out of frustration at Penelope but at himself for being so insensitive. His fingers curled around the top of her chair but he still made no effort to turn it, it had to be her choice to speak to him and if she wasn’t ready then he would respect that.

She was quiet for another few moments, no longer pretending to be working and instead focussing on not falling apart. Convinced she had her emotions mostly in check, she turned to face Luke once more. His hand dropped from the chair and he took a small step back, arms hanging at his sides and itching to reach out for her.

It broke his heart to see Penelope upset, and it hurt more to know he was the cause for her hurt, albeit through no real fault of his own. He hadn’t stopped thinking about her, in fact she was one of the last things on his mind moments before the bomb went off. There was so much unsaid between the two of them, things that until that moment he had naively believed there would be plenty of time to explore.

He didn’t know what they were, other than friends (or frenemies as she had referred to them in the past), but he knew what he wanted them to be. Life was far too short, he had come very close to finding that out first hand and in the moment found himself with so many regrets. He had been given another chance and didn’t want his unspoken feelings to be one of them.

“I thought i’d lost you.”

Penelope’s voice cut through the internal battle he was having with himself, she was quiet but every emotion she was trying to keep to herself spilled through. Luke felt his own chest grow tight and cleared his throat, reaching out a hand towards Penelope.

“Come’ere.”

He worried that she wouldn’t take his hand, would instead retreat back behind the walls she had built and reinforced over the years, the walls he had wanted to demolish from the moment he had met her. But she surprised him, and herself, by taking his hand. They moved in sync, Penelope rising from her chair and Luke gently tugging on her hand until he could wrap both arms around her.

She buried her face against his chest, he felt the tears soak through his shirt before her quiet sobs reached his ears and he held her tighter. Their team was few and far between these days and none of them would begrudge them this moment but he still hoped no one decided to stop by anytime soon. The others knew Luke and Penelope had something, even if they themselves weren’t even truly aware of it, it didn’t matter that he no longer saw Penelope on a daily basis and had seen her sparsely over the three years since she had left the BAU. If anything, his feelings had only grown over that time and he was tired of pretending they didn’t exist.

Both of her arms snaked around his waist, whilst he had one around her holding her close and a hand in her hair. He felt an air of peace whilst his fingers slipped through her hair, lips leaving a barely there kiss to the top of her head. It felt like the most natural thing in the world, holding Penelope in his arms and he hated the circumstances that had led them here but was also grateful that he had been given a second chance so he could do this.

Neither of them could be sure how long they had been stood in the middle of her office, though both were grateful that no one had disturbed them, whether it be purely coincidental or if the others had seen Luke head in there and knew to give them some time.

They separated slowly, Penelope’s hands coming to rest on his chest and lightly brushing over the wet patches whilst she frowned.

“Well, that’s embarrassing.”

It was her turn to try and lighten the mood, Luke could practically see the walls coming back up and he couldn’t let it happen. He raised a hand to cover hers and hesitated for only a second before bringing his other hand to her cheek.

“No, don’t do that.”

He squeezed the hands beneath his softly, swiping his thumb beneath her glasses to wipe away the last of her tears. Penelope leaned into his touch without even realising, her gaze dropping to his lips for the breath of a second before she dipped her head with a small sigh.

Luke mirrored her sigh, leaning in and pressing another more prominent kiss to the top of her head. The others may be giving the two of them leeway but he was still on the clock and there was still work to be done, they both knew that. But god damnit they had come so close to never getting this moment so sue them for not wanting it to end.

Penelope slipped her hands from beneath his, slowly raising her head to meet his gaze once more. She brought one of her now free hands to his that still cupped her cheek, fingers curling around his wrist.

They were tempting fate, someone could walk in any moment. It didn’t stop Luke from pressing their foreheads together, blocking out anyone and anything around them so his sole focus was the woman in front of him.

There was so much to talk about, things they would talk about. What had happened was a wake up call for them both, and they shared a look to which they both knew translated to “to be continued”.

But.

There was always a but.

Neither would admit to making the first move, though both would agree that it was long overdue. It was brief but held promise, promise of more of this Penelope hoped. Luke would have punched the air if not for the fact it would have completely ruined the mood.

When they parted again, this time in agreement that this would be continued away from work, Luke couldn’t stop his boyish smirk from crossing his lips and Penelope found herself smiling back, both of them relishing in the relief of having each other and looking forward to finally exploring their true feelings.

[okimargarvez]

13x6 - detailed analysis

Even if there is not so much garves moments in this episode, I think it has some interesting shades that you should consider.

Scene 1 -

Pen and JJ are looking for a new apartment for the first; then, Matt reaches them, and after a while, Luke. She is just saying that she and Sergio need more space for their things.

And right here Luke arrives. He asks “Your cat has things?”. This means, as a lot of people said, that they have talked about him in a moment that we never saw on the screen. This also means that their relationship is growing.

Penelope replies “Yeah.”. Both Matt and JJ are looking at Luke, and she has her "I know" gaze.

Luke is looking at Penelope and viceversa. They still do it for some secs during Matt speech. “Kristy and I can't take two steps in our house without tripping over the kids' toys.”. In the second pic you can see that they look again at each other, before Spencer arriving, and while JJ is saying “Yeah, tell me about it.”. The conversation is so domestic, about family & kids, and there is (for now) no Lisa on the horizon. So I can imagine or at least wish that especially Luke is dreaming about an (im)possible future? Or maybe it's just a nonconscious action.

Spencer adds “Guys, I read about a guy in California who only has 79 items to his name, including his underwear.” Luke replies, with an amused tone “I am all for living with only the things you really need.”. And I think is like a life motto, for him, considering his house, his desk (especially at the beginning). Here is Penelope the first to look (he reaches her quickly).

Luke looks at her exaclty at the end of his phrase, right on "the things you really need"; because the only "thing" he really needs/wants is her. Stop. This was my first thought hearing it. His smile is so sweet, and also his eyes. They see "you are a miracle".

But why she has to say what she is about to say? “Amen. Me, too, right?" Like she wants his approval, or to show that they aren't so different (but they are, and that's the amazing thing of them).

JJ looks at her like "what the fuck are you saying?". Penelope seems really confused and asks "What?”. Matt replies: “How many fuzzy pens, unicorn statues, mermaid paperweights does one need at her desk?”. She obviously answers “All of them.”.

Luke just adores her and all her not so indispensable stuff.

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Scene (shade) 2 -

To be honest I included this moment only because they talk, but I can't see anything relevant.

Luke asks “What do they talk about?”. Penelope replies “Everything from food storage tips to basic first-aid…”

After a while, he asks “And what about ones that live in Virginia?”. She answers “70. Next player”. That's all. No shades here.

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Scene 3 -

The team is back. Penelope arrives and exclaims “Oh oh oh oh oh oh my gosh, I was so worried about you guys, being in that bunker. It made me very claustrophobic”. Then she tells JJ she want a bigger apartment. Each team member expresses where they would like to spend their last day on Earth. Penelope refuses to think about it; Luke prefers mountain. They reach the elevator.

Not close, but enough for a shipper, don't you think?

Analysis of garvez scenes

[penelopeminded]

imagine with me: an edit that starts with luke saying "i need the chase." everything that follows is one second clips of either him or penelope or both in any garvez scenes to one of those beat per second songs. chronological examples include the lasagna scene, squeaky cat toy, visitation chart, him running to her after the accident, lou, cockblocking, her showing up after being abducted, dancing at rossi's wedding, saturday, worship at my throne, dancing again, dinner? yeah. UNTIL it ends with the very first kiss that we see in 12 days in slow motion with a slow fade out. chase over. the end. happily ever after.

[bacchicly]

WIP Wednesday

(smutty edition)

This is from Whoa! My Garvez Pony Play Story

Penelope's words are simple but her meaning is clear: she is is fully aware is the closest they have come in their sex-plorations to the darker sides of kink… she worries that with their jobs it will be too all too easy for memories of the darkness to surface and sour any hope of fun…  she is wary even though they decided this was unique enough… tied tightly enough in their collective imaginations to life and adventure… to not pull them into a maelstrom of sadness, anger or revenge… but her words let him know that she is willing to admit - maybe has already decided - that they were wrong - that this is too far… 

For Luke's part, her words provoke a flash of panic and potential loss - a verbal curry comb raising grit to the surface. He probably should be thinking of all of what she is implying… but truthfully?  His unsteady hand and iron grip are not tied to shame or fear that what is in the box will whip up memories of evils… no…it probably would be more honourable if it were that…but it isn't.

Nay…nay…

Instead, it is barely contained want that sends a tremor through his body and his mind whirling.  He has been waiting to take her all day…who is he kidding…he has been chomping at the bit since mere moments after his cock last slipped out of her body nearly three weeks ago… the night of the naughty dice…the night before two wheels ups and piles of paperwork and needing to put on mental blinders everytime she walked in the room just so he didn't jump her… nearly three weeks of aching with the knowledge that if he had his way, he would make love to Penelope without ever needing any trappings or spectacle - every day - every night - hour after hour - forever and ever… but the agreement they have prevents anything so simple… and… yet… maybe… maybe…

… no.  he shouldn't shy away from it… he will never win her heart no matter how many times they make- no - fuck… … that she will remain alone and unfeeling in the stone tower she has walled herself into… and he will be cursed to forever love where the most allowed is to steal masked kisses in the moonlight… 

….but her tone is a dandy brush of empathy - sweeping away what her words raised - then smoothing and soothing with long soft strokes of hope-tinged-with-anticipatory regret…. the timber hints that maybe it is not that she is pulling away - rather that she will forgo for him but that she'd rather gallop ahead into the adventure they've mapped… so he reigns in the panic - he will ride this as far as it will go - so he speaks to her as lightly as he can his heartbeats pounding in his ears:

"Penny - I… I don't think this is a stupid idea. Let's see what's in the box."

[stephsycamore]

Im watching collision course and ignoring the whole reid debacle for now.... imagine u almost die in a car with some wacko incel and the fbi agent who saves ur life is wearing the vest but also 5 inch heels, a bright red dress and pompoms in her hair... id just assume that i died and penelope garcia was an angel. Also garvez i this episode 🥺

[darcyfangirlsfrequently]

So we all remember how crazy we all went when Garvez was canonized in 15.10 whenever it was that we watched it for the first time, right?

Because this was four seasons' worth of pining and tension at last acknowledged.

Can you imagine how absolutely fucking feral we will all collectively go if we get a Garvez kiss? Like and actual, on-screen, lip-to-lip kiss? Even if it's just one, we will have it.

And we will never be okay again.